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GMC revealed today the 2024 HUMMER EV Omega Edition, a limited-edition vehicle with a so-called Neptune Blue Matte1 exterior color that GMC hopes will attract buyers for a set of wheels that will be priced at levels among the planets. Pricing will be announced closer to production, expected in the first half of 2024. However, this is a UAW contract year, which means anything can happen at GM’s Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center5 or the GM plants that supply it. (AutoInformed.com on:Drip, Drip – GMC Debuts 3X Trim for HUMMER EV Pickup, SUV; Annals of EV Marketing – GMC and EarthCruiser; GMC Adds Hummer SUV EV. Direct Selling Without Dealers?)
“The HUMMER EV is one of the hottest vehicles on the market today, and it just got even more desirable with the striking and strictly limited Omega Edition,” said Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick-GMC. “With traffic-stopping design provided by the exclusive, space inspired Neptune Blue Matte1 exterior color with premium blacked-out details, the HUMMER EV Omega Edition will be a standout on every city street while continuing to deliver the capability and ground-breaking performance our customers expect from GMC.” Continue reading
Department of Transportation Wants Tougher Pipeline Regs
The U.S Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)* today announced it is proposing a new rule to significantly improve the detection and repair of leaks from gas pipelines. As directed by the bipartisan PIPES Act of 2020,** the proposed rule would “deploy pipeline workers across the country to keep more product in the pipe and prevent dangerous accidents. These actions, if finalized, would boost efficiency, cut harmful pollution and waste, and create an estimated up to $2.3 billion annually in benefits,” PHMSA said.
“Quick detection of methane leaks is an important way to keep communities safe and help curb climate change,” said US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We are proposing a long-overdue modernization of the way we identify and fix methane leaks, thereby reducing emissions and strengthening protections for the American people.” Continue reading →