The “Double D” EV, with four electric motors, ready for the antarctic

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   jurvetson

   Jun 15, 2015 at 5:14 am

   Cool horns in front Gear in backI had to check the map Part of the Autodesk Octo special forces… =)
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   jurvetson

   Jun 14, 2021 at 7:34 pm

   Update from Autodesk:
   "The expedition is called ZERO SOUTH, a 1,200-mile expedition to the South Pole in two Hummers converted from their gas-guzzling stereotype into hybrid-electric vehicles so that the mission uses zero fossil fuels. Okay, but Hummers?!

   Baggarly says the Hummer elicits very polarized reactions from people, without much middle ground, and that makes them a great choice for the project.

   “If you see a Hummer go down the street, you want to see who’s in it and what in the world that thing is doing. So, we’re leveraging a symbol, taking the latest technology and stuffing it into the last thing people would expect, and then doing something relevant with it instead of just throwing it away.”

   Hollywood legend James Cameron already had his own Humvee with tracks, so he sent Baggarly a three-page technical email on how to convert the vehicles. Volunteers—including Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Hummer mechanic and Jay Leno’s mechanic—pitched in, as well as retired engineers from General Motors electric vehicle program and military contractors who once led their own program to create electric Humvees. And, since this is for public awareness (and being filmed for a TV show), even the introduction of the Hummer to the garage was a celebrity affair.

   The vehicle itself is completely retooled for the mission, fusing the Hummer bodies onto machinery rated for the freezing conditions, ice paths, and arctic terrains."

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