Man Plugs $80k+ Electric Truck Into His House, Finds Out It Will Take Over 4 Days to Charge

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The GMC Hummer, priced at $86,645, is a green vehicle and can be charged at home.

A home typically has 120V charging current (level 1) available, which means it takes four until the Hummer is fully charged.

A level 11 charger is available to upgrade home charging, requiring special equipment and installation. This would reduce the time to 24 hours to reach roughly 100% charge.

An Electrify America charging station costs over $100.00 to “fill up” the Hummer at 43 cents per kilowatt hour.

Critics say this is strong evidence that electric trucks are not ready to replace gas-powered trucks.

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Say you live in the state of California, which plans to outlaw the sale of new gas vehicles by 2035. Let’s also say your residence is suddenly threatened by a wildfire — I know, a very unusual thing in California, but we’re just spitballing hypotheticals here. If you only have 10 percent charge and you have to load everything you can into your vehicle, you don’t have a day to get a full tank. Good luck getting far and good luck finding an open fast-charging station on the highway, particularly in times of natural disaster.

Look, this isn’t to say electric vehicles don’t have their time and place. If you don’t mind the charging times and high price, the Hummer is actually a pretty sweet ride; it can go from 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds, something the original Hummer might not have been able to do in 3.3 hours. It’s a high-tech, versatile vehicle that, from all appearances, is a blast.

But let’s be clear: The Hummer and its electric brethren aren’t at the point where they can replace gas-powered trucks, the same way EVs across the spectrum aren’t at the point where they can replace equivalent internal-combustion vehicles. Why are we on the precipice, then, of forcing new-car buyers to pay more for a vehicle that’s less convenient and often can’t do the work they need it to do?

EV technology won’t be ready to replace gas-powered cars anytime soon, and ignoring reality doesn’t make it go away — no matter how many pro-EV laws the Democrats pass.