GMC and EarthCruiser Collaborate to Form the Way forward for Overlanding
Manufacturers plan to mix GMC’s world-class fame for designing and constructing premium off-road EV vehicles and SUVs with EarthCruiser’s confirmed overland automobile and world area experience to create an overlanding upfit resolution that’s built-in onto a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup, permitting prospects to discover the world in a brand new method.
2023-03-30
DETROIT — GMC and EarthCruiser Overland Autos are teaming as much as assist form the way forward for overlanding with targeted product growth and modern applied sciences that may present zero-tailpipe-emission options to the overlanding area. These two iconic manufacturers share a imaginative and prescient for an electrical future, whereas inspiring prospects to get out and see all that the world has to supply in a truck and overlanding resolution that they’ll belief.
Working with EarthCruiser’s analysis and design division, ECI (EarthCruiser Improvements), and knowledgeable by their in depth expertise within the area, GMC is collaborating within the design and growth course of for a next-generation overland upfit resolution for electrical automobiles that shall be built-in onto the HUMMER EV Pickup.
GMC provides purpose-built automobiles designed and engineered to the best customary. In 2019, the model took its experience within the premium off-roading house to new ranges with the introduction of the AT4 sub-brand, adopted by the launch of the ultra-capable Sierra AT4X in 2022. GMC then launched essentially the most superior off-road midsize truck with the Canyon AT4X1.
GMC believes in an all-electric future and its dedication on this house is not any exception. In 2020, the model revealed the HUMMER EV Pickup, the world’s first all-electric supertruck, adopted rapidly by the HUMMER EV SUV in 20212. Most lately, GMC revealed the Sierra EV Denali3, making it the primary and solely model with three all-electric truck choices.
“GMC has lengthy been a pacesetter in professional-grade vehicles with 100-plus years of uncompromising pickup functionality, luxurious and driver management,” mentioned Josh Tavel, GM govt chief engineer, Battery Electrical Vans. “We had an on the spot reference to EarthCruiser — a pacesetter within the overland group — and their related imaginative and prescient to speed up the zero-tailpipe-emissions future. EarthCruiser merchandise have confirmed their efficiency in environments all over the world and we’re excited to affix them on this subsequent chapter of journey and exploration.”
This collaboration will look to leverage EarthCruiser’s famend engineering experience within the overland and off-road automobile growth house, confirmed by means of its profitable lineup of EC Terranova, EarthCruiser EXP and FX overland automobiles, in addition to their CORE line. GMC and EarthCruiser have come collectively of their shared imaginative and prescient to develop top-tier, zero-compromise journey automobiles, leveraging EarthCruiser’s engineering applied sciences which have resulted in distinctive and modern self-contained dwelling habitats, whereas holding functionality and agility on the forefront.
“EarthCruiser designs its automobiles to thrive in essentially the most excessive, hardest environments conceivable,” mentioned EarthCruiser CEO/Founder Lance Gillies. “From the Australian Outback to the Alaskan wilderness and in all places in between, an EarthCruiser was made to deal with robust terrain. As we think about the way forward for overlanding, we’re persevering with to look towards key applied sciences like electrification that may assist us discover for many years to come back. Electrification presents thrilling alternatives for overland use, equivalent to exact torque management over terrain and ease-of-use, along with zero-tailpipe emissions. We’re thrilled to be working with GM’s group of top-tier EV engineers and look to develop an overland automobile that’s actually made for, and can outline, the way forward for this business.”
The GMC HUMMER EV overlander idea shall be unveiled in late summer season 2023.
Go to GMC.com and earthcruiser.com for extra info.
About GMC
GMC provides a spread of premium vehicles and SUVs designed and engineered to the best customary. With automobiles just like the compact Terrain and full-size Yukon, all-new Canyon and Sierra light-duty, in addition to the world’s first all-electric supertruck the GMC HUMMER EV, our vehicles and SUVs ship GMC’s signature mixture of intuitive applied sciences, exact engineering and premium execution. Constructed on a powerful basis of producing vehicles since 1902, GMC now sells in a dozen nations the world over. Particulars on all fashions can be found at www.gmc.com, Instagram at @GMC, Twitter at @GMC or at www.fb.com/gmc.
About EarthCruiser
EarthCruiser is an organization of designers, engineers, technicians and, most of all, adventurers with thousands and thousands of miles of collective, actual world overlanding expertise. With its EarthCruiser EXP, FX and EC Terranova fashions, EarthCruiser designs and manufactures the last word self-contained, 4×4 off-road, world exploration automobiles in Bend, Oregon. Extra info on EarthCruiser will be discovered at https://earthcruiser.com/
1Canyon preliminary availability early 2023. AT4X mannequin accessible spring 2023.
2GMC HUMMER EV reservations are at the moment full.
3Sierra EV Denali Version 1 accessible early 2024 by reservation solely. Sierra EV Denali accessible spring 2024.
