How to improve a Hummer’s mileage and add retro style

by Ashley Braun

Improving a Hummer’s mileage doesn’t take much. And it doesn’t even require pricey, high-tech electric batteries.

Artist Jeremy Dean says you have to go Back to the Futurama, which is more 19th century than lithium-ion centric. But how to actually improve a Hummer’s mileage?

Easy: Put two horses in front of it and take it for a ride through Central Park. While we’re not sure how much you’d have to pony up to get this kind of horsepower, the video below is worth watching to see how Dean’s Hummer hoofs it. 

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