The Hummer EV gets about 58mpge if it has a 200kW battery. That's 571 Wh/mile or more than 2.25x less efficient than a 2019 Tesla model 3 SR+ which gets 240Wh/mile.
Can you offroad in a model 3? What lift kit do I need to install to fit 40" tires? What's the departure angle? Approach angle?
Apples and oranges, but this is probably beyond the scope of HN. I doubt we have many other people here who are into offroading.
I'm super excited for electric off road vehicles, but when you're way out there you really still need a gasoline engine. It's just too convenient to store 100+ miles of fuel in ~60lbs strapped to the back of your truck, your friends truck, and every other person's truck who you meet on the trail. On a longer trip it's easy to be a day or more from fuel (because the roads are bad, and average speed is very low)
Torque from 0 and independent control of each motor is going to be a game changer. Add in new suspension possibilities when you don't have differentials and axles (hub motors?) and next-gen trucks could be extremely capable. If we can figure out the range/refueling problem (...and I don't think we can for 10+ more years for this use-case)
I think folks are getting confused about 'off road' in the comments here. Image search '4x4 rock climbing' - that's the stuff many trails have short (or long) sections of. Add in the isolation, constant use of aircon or heat (or both), high power demands to go very short distances, and electric just won't do it right now. We need better batteries or some way of producing electricity from liquid fuels.
If Chrysler made an electric Wrangler or Ford an electric Raptor, now that'd be interesting.
FWIW the model 3 is better than one would expect off road since there's a lot less stuff to worry about on the underside (no oil pan, for example).
It's appealing to me.
The ICE Hummer was at least 3X less efficient than the Honda Civics and Toyota Camrys of its era.
I'd say it actually reflects pretty well on the Hummer if it's only uses 2.25x more energy than the Model 3, which is known to be very well optimized and highly aerodynamic.
Pretty much all highway-legal vehicles with strong offroad capabilities are less efficient than their non-offload-capable counterparts. (See, pretty much every Jeep ever; the Toyota offroad versions of their trucks and SUVs vs the standard models.)
The difference is, I'm guessing the Sedan can't pull my 9,000lb trailer very well.