Hummer going green, according to new owner

As you may know already, Hummer has a new owner in the person of Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery and it appears that this new company has already new plans with the American brand. According to our sources the Chinese company confirmed its intentions to develop a green model. Yang Yi, the firm’s general manager said that the fuel-efficient vehicle is a priority for their company… we don’t want to make them said, but isn’t Hummer the opposite word to green?
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WorldofLuxury - 6/15/2009 11:44:18 PM

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Maybe a body simpler than a Jeep... more like an Ariel Atom?
Easy to clean and fix and very durable. The interior cabin can simply be protected by some sort of nut shell while the exterior panels are light plastic covers to direct air flow.
And as a result, tuning shouldn't be very hard.

Agent00R - 6/16/2009 10:06:51 AM

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Will be interesting to see what route they plan to take. Hybrid? Plug-in?

I can't imagine a plug-in that can be capable like other Hummer products simply due to the vulnerabilities of the battery pack.

dumpsty - 6/16/2009 12:06:48 PM

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How about heavy-duty 2-mode hybrid transmissions?

There is probably a lot that can be done to lighten the average Hummer H2 & H3. It would advantageous to make the next-gen models a little smaller. But the new owner has plans to develop concepts for the H4. We don't know if it'll be Wrangler-like or Patriot-like.