Both Hummers will be squared-off, upright, and intimidating beasts—just like the gas- and diesel-fed Hummers whose thirst for fuel led to their extinction after a gas-price spike over a decade ago. However, unlike past Hummers, these new electric ones will be quite powerful, offering up to 1,000 horsepower from gigantic battery packs housed in their floors.

At an event at its sprawling tech complex in Warren, Michigan, GM gave us our first look at the stable of electric vehicles on the horizon over the next five years, including the Hummers, which will kick off the automaker's electric-vehicle onslaught. Expect the Hummer pickup first, followed afterward by an SUV. Both will be built at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant that will be dedicated for electric vehicle production only. Sitting beside the Hummers we saw was a model of a full-size electric SUV for Cadillac, essentially an electric version of an Escalade, though few details were provided. All we know is it has a curved infotainment screen that extends the width of the car. Oh, and GM confirmed there will be a full-size electric pickup for Chevrolet with no timing provided. The concept showed an 18-inch screen inside a High Country trim level with lots of brown leather.

Production of the Hummer pickup, or SUT as GMC is calling it (likely "sport-utility truck," a name long ago applied to the stubby Hummer H2 pickup), begins in the fall of 2021. That puts the Hummer truck on sale as a 2022-model-year offering; the Hummer SUV's exact timing is not yet known.

We actually saw the pickup in person, and the example was a long-wheelbase model with giant off-road tires and a targa top that can be removed and stored in the frunk (front trunk, like in Teslas). It has an upright windshield, boxy lines, and rugged running boards to help occupants climb in. There was a lot of classic Hummer design DNA on display. The SUT pickup will be offered with one, two, and three drive motors, and there will be base models and fancier trims with off-road capability. It will be fully revealed to the public (sorry!) May 20, 2020.

The SUV will not be shown publicly until a later date, but, to up your jealousy factor further, we also saw it. The version on display for us was a short-wheelbase model that, like the pickup, had upright proportions and short overhangs. In fact, the truck and SUV models share the same design from the rear doors forward, and the SUV also has the removable top. The battery is tuned more for accelerative performance and driving range than it is in the SUT pickup.