Another Experimental Hummer EV Drawing From GM Design

GM is so excited about its grandest newborn, the battery-electric GMC Hummer, that it can't quit sharing development design ideas, just like a young mum who can't stop showing prenatal photographs of her one-year-old baby.

Last fall, the off-road giant with the 200-kWh Ultium battery pack made its internet debut. The next day, some of the Hummer's initial theme designs that led to the final version were published on the GM Design Instagram feed. These had a distinctive style but were restrained in their execution.

A month later, GM released a set of concept images depicting a far wilder truck. The archives have reopened with a new "ideation sketch," this time sandwiched between the first plausible drawings and the second truck that Master Chief and Doomguy ride on their free days.

The scale of the three sets of drawings is similar, but it's the nuances that have gotten a lot of attention. The fenders flare a little more than the production truck, but the wheel wells are carved with the kind of clearance seen on a Baja 1000 Trophy Truck in this latest concept.

Except for the tow hooks, the back end is completely different from the production model. The design features backlit Hummer writing over a slim tailgate bordered by small square taillights that house six separate pieces. A bumper-less back end positioned beneath that, putting nothing but a slanted bash plate between the truck and the rocks it's just crawled over.

The GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 is planned to be delivered before the end of the year.