2025 Hummer EV 3X SUV - "Homina, Homina, Homina" (if you know, you know)

I started to write my intro for the '25 Hummer EV 3X SUV four times and just kept getting stuck. Part of my problem is I really like GM's Chevy Bolt; it was an EV that was priced right and slotted in on the lower price range of EVs. The Hummer is, well it's a Hummer.

The Hummer felt huge and it is, mostly in width. The SUV is 196.8" long, 77.8" tall, and 93.7" wide mirror to mirror. It is the width that makes it feel huge. It weighs an incredible 8,673 lbs. There are SUVs that are actually bigger but the Hummer just felt huge.

And yet at the same time I found it a bit claustrophobic, maybe because of the roof that felt "chopped." 

There is no denying that the three electric motors, putting out a combined 830 hp, are up to the task of moving the Hummer briskly. The question is at what cost? No matter the mode of motivation acceleration and weight use up fuel whether it's electricity, gasoline, diesel, or whatever. GMC claims over 300 miles of range from a fully charged battery pack. Maybe but only under optimum conditions.

Despite the size and heft of the Hummer I found it to have decent road manners. There were two occasions where I was worried about the size - in crowded parking lots, and in a parking garage. I only used its 4-wheel steer system once to see how it worked. GMC says it is to maneuver in tight spots. 

Once up in the Hummer the seating position was good but once again I have to trot out the K.I.S.S. principle. There is so much that just doesn't make sense. Like the seat-heater controls.

Looks pretty simple right? But it isn't. To turn on the seat-heater you have to push down on the switch under the picture. But that doesn't turn it on or adjust it. No that would be too simple.

Push that button to bring up another picture that allows you to adjust the heater with the switch below it. That makes absolutely no sense to me.

Getting into any 4WD means climbing up. Other auto makers add or offer running boards to make the climb easier. GMC has what they call "assist steps" to help. They didn't. These steps don't split the distance from the ground to the cab, so the step from the ground to the assist steps is a big one, and the step into the cab a small one. 

There is something I've noticed on a few vehicles with side-hinged rear cargo doors - the open to the right. This means if you park at a curb to unload you have to walk around the door. I'm sure there is a reason for this, I just don't know why.

I am not yet immune to range anxiety. If I knew where all the charging stations were, and if I knew they were all going to work, maybe I wouldn't always be checking the state of charge.

And maybe I'm jinxed. I took the Hummer to a Level 3 charging station to top it up before Christmas. I backed it in, plugged it in, and the charging started. The charger said it would take 23 minutes to reach 85% so I went to have a quick bite to eat. When I got back the darn thing had quit charging! So I had to start the process all over again. It worked fine the second time. So much fun.

Two days later I thought I'd plug it in at home and leave it over night. I knew it wouldn't add that much charge but I wanted a little more than the 38% I had left. The outlet in my garage is on a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter and it kept tripping the interrupter. I have used it to charge EVs before without a problem. Sometimes you can't win for losing.

I am not an off-roader but then again the majority of 4WD vehicles never go off road, and even fewer ever attack the really difficult terrain. I understand the desire for 4WD or AWD in remote areas, or snow country. I do not understand a huge, energy sucking, EV SUV as an off-road vehicle. You can't exactly carry a can of electricity with you to fill it up out in the boonies.

I realize that vehicle prices have increased since COVID, and $100,000 isn't rare anymore, but I wonder how many, if any, off-roaders are going to spring for a Hummer EV? The as tested price of the 2025 Hummer EV 3X SUV starts at $106,945.