NEWS
BREAKING: Academy Tells Army to Stick With Fossil Fuels; All-Electric Vehicles Not Practical
6/9/2021
By Yasmin Tadjdeh
Battlefields of the future will require the Army to invest in a mix of energy sources, including jet propellant 8 (JP-8), diesel and renewable diesel, but all-electric vehicles are not yet practical — at least through 2035, according to a study undertaken by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
The study — which was sponsored by the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology — tasked the Academies’ Committee on Powering the U.S. Army of the Future to analyze the energy needs of dismounted soldiers, manned and unmanned vehicles and forward operating bases on future multi-domain battlefields.
The report — which was unveiled June 9 — examined technological innovations regarding energy storage, power conversion and fuel efficiency.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/6/9/army-should-shift-to-mix-of-battlefield-fuels-commission-finds