GMC and EarthCruiser Collaborate to Form the Way forward for Overlanding
Manufacturers plan to mix GMC’s world-class repute for designing and constructing premium off-road EV vehicles and SUVs with EarthCruiser’s confirmed overland car and international discipline experience to create an overlanding upfit answer that’s built-in onto a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup, permitting prospects to discover the world in a brand new means.
2023-03-30
DETROIT — GMC and EarthCruiser Overland Automobiles are teaming as much as assist form the way forward for overlanding with centered product improvement and progressive 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 answer that they will belief.
Working with EarthCruiser’s analysis and design division, ECI (EarthCruiser Improvements), and knowledgeable by their intensive expertise within the discipline, GMC is collaborating within the design and improvement course of for a next-generation overland upfit answer for electrical autos that can be built-in onto the HUMMER EV Pickup.
GMC gives purpose-built autos designed and engineered to the very best commonplace. 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 isn’t any exception. In 2020, the model revealed the HUMMER EV Pickup, the world’s first all-electric supertruck, adopted shortly by the HUMMER EV SUV in 20212. Most just 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 frontrunner in professional-grade vehicles with 100-plus years of uncompromising pickup functionality, luxurious and driver management,” stated Josh Tavel, GM govt chief engineer, Battery Electrical Vehicles. “We had an prompt reference to EarthCruiser — a frontrunner 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 around the globe 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 car improvement house, confirmed by way of its profitable lineup of EC Terranova, EarthCruiser EXP and FX overland autos, 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 autos, leveraging EarthCruiser’s engineering applied sciences which have resulted in distinctive and progressive self-contained dwelling habitats, whereas maintaining functionality and agility on the forefront.
“EarthCruiser designs its autos to thrive in essentially the most excessive, hardest environments possible,” stated EarthCruiser CEO/Founder Lance Gillies. “From the Australian Outback to the Alaskan wilderness and all over the place in between, an EarthCruiser was made to deal with powerful 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 return. Electrification presents thrilling alternatives for overland use, similar 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 car that’s actually made for, and can outline, the way forward for this trade.”
The GMC HUMMER EV overlander idea can be unveiled in late summer time 2023.
Go to GMC.com and earthcruiser.com for extra data.
About GMC
GMC gives a spread of premium vehicles and SUVs designed and engineered to the very best commonplace. With autos 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 international locations internationally. 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 tens of millions 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 autos in Bend, Oregon. Extra data 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 present full.
3Sierra EV Denali Version 1 accessible early 2024 by reservation solely. Sierra EV Denali accessible spring 2024.
