GMC Hummer EV Approved for Australia

A GMC Hummer EV could soon be cruising in your local neighbourhood.

The Australian Department of Infrastructure has approved GMC’s giant electric Hummer for personal import, as part of the Special and Enthusiast Vehicles Register.

However, with all states restricting the use of left-hand-drive vehicles, any Hummer EVs imported will need to be converted to right-hand-drive before they’re eligible for registration.

Australian-owned Autogroup International is one company converting Hummer EVs to right-hand-drive at its Sri Lankan facility, with government approval likely being the last hurdle to begin offering the vehicles to Australian buyers.

In the US, the Hummer EV is available as either a dual-motor or tri-motor version, with the latter producing up to 619kW and offering a driving range of up to 613 kilometres.

The dual-motor Hummer makes 425kW and has a driving range of 507 kilometres, with prices starting from US$96,550 – or AU$152,000.

Taking into account transportation, the right-hand-drive conversion, and local taxes, Australian buyers could be looking at more than AU$250,000 to have a Hummer EV in their driveway.

UAE-based business Global Conversions also makes a right-hand-drive Hummer EV, with Australia listed as an export market.

The original launch edition of the GMC Hummer EV weighed in at 4111kg, with an equivalent gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 4785kg – requiring it to be registered as a light truck in standard form, and requiring drivers to have their truck licence.

While the Hummer could be engineered to 4495kg – to make it eligible to be registered as a passenger vehicle – the vehicle would only have a total payload of 384kg.

Interestingly, several Hummer EVs have already been spotted on Australian soil.

As originally reported by Drive, in late 2022, a handful of Hummer EVs were imported to Australia as part of the film The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling.