Hybrid Trucks for the US Army

Posted by redspot | October 7, 2008 .

The US army is now being shipped with hybrid electric vehicles for their deployment operations. These new vehicles, which are designed and developed by Quantum Fuel Systems, are now on location all over the country for the US army to use and test.

The vehicles are going to use alternative fuel, instead of the regular imported gasoline. What they have are hydrogen-powered trucks that are expected to be more efficient and produce less emission. The US army also serves as a testing ground for this technology, which will soon become a standard in vehicle creation.

The hydrogen technology in cars will be highly commercialized in the years to come and the government is currently studying it to further set the standards. The newly shipped hybrid army vehicles are being evaluated under HAZOP. Their performance in terms of operability and hazards are tested. Their performance in weather conditions, terrain, and normal conditions are also being looked upon.

The first few shipments are using Ford Escape as the platform vehicle, integrated with Quantum’s hydrogen system. These are trucks are equipped with fuel injectors, fuel management system, pressure checker, and a hydrogen storage system, among others. Now that the army is using alternative fuel in its vehicles, it only shows that the government is serious with this endeavor.

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