The Army Is Flirting Hard with Electric Vehicles, but Isn't Quite Ready to Commit
The U.S. Army is eager to cast off the need to ship vast quantities of fuel to battlefields and outposts worldwide, but switching larger vehicles such as tanks to EVs is not happening anytime soon.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jul 17, 2021
The U.S. Army recently held a technology event to showcase the state of the art in electric vehicles.
The service, which owns tens of thousands of internal-combustion vehicles, has a vast incentive to back the most cost-effective vehicle power system possible.
The army doesn't seem to think it's time to go electric just yet, and heavy armored vehicles like tanks and fighting vehicles may take even longer.
The U.S. Army, which owns one of the largest vehicle fleets in the world, is keeping a watchful eye on the progress of electric vehicles.
The army must carefully weigh the trade-offs of traditional internal-combustion engines against evolving EV technology. While the service is eager to cast off the disadvantages of ICE, such as shipping vast quantities of fuel to the battlefield, it doesn’t believe larger armored vehicles, particularly tanks, will go electric any time soon.
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