Hummer electric car is pint-sized

Hummer 4x4s have always looked incongruous on British roads; their sizeable chrome grilles that do such a good job reflecting the California sun and sky look garish on a drab winter’s day over here and the obesity of their bodywork is ill-suited to narrower streets.

You don’t need to be a dyed-in-the-wool environmentalist to recognise 15mpg as profligacy, so it is timely that GM has licensed a pint-sized electric version of the Hummer, which is now available to buy in Britain.

The Electric Hummer HX is an official licensed product of General Motors. It’s not a car, but a quadricycle. Little bigger than golf buggy, the battery-powered SUV is best imagined as a G-Wiz on steroids.

As with all other electric cars, the Hummer HX is exempt from vehicle excise duty and parking charges in many areas.

• 30-mile range
• 40mph maximum speed
• Recharging time: 1hr (60%) 4hr (75%) 8 hours (100%)
• 2 or 4 seater configuration
• Hard top canvas roof

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