Your BIL is saying what he needs to say to keep his job and keep those defense dept dollars flowing. But what he says about EVs being superior to diesel is complete bullshit. How far can an M1 go on batteries? And how do you charge it 30 miles into enemy territory with no power lines in sight? A fuel truck can make it there in an hour. Repairing power lines and bringing in a charging platform would take weeks. Not only that, every electric vehicle in an entire battle zone can be taken out with one EMP device.
If your BIL is really saying this, then he should be ashamed of himself for wasting US taxpayer dollars on such a poorly thought out policy. Why not start out with the Air Force first to see how viable electric planes and helicopters work out.
I never said tanks or at least should have been more specific. I am talking about support vehicles and such and very light armor vehicles such as humvees.
1. EV's give off no or minimal sound, no or very little heat signature like a diesel.
2. In Gulf War 1 each soldier had the equivalant of 45 lbs of electronic gear. Currently each soldier has the equivalent of 2000 lbs of electronic gear. EV's can supply this electric need w/o having to bring up generators and such
3. Battery range is going up every year. Toyota said in a presss release their 2026 ev's will have a 600 mile range.
4. As I mentioned before the military is working on batteries that can be changed out in the field due to damage or recharging with no tools in two minutes in less.
5. Every single military contractors from every country at the Qatar show had military ev;s including China in their lineup.
6. You said every ev military vehicle can be taken out with an emp. How do you know this? You are speaking out of your arse.
You know jack crap what they are working on, what their capabilities are but yet you are an armchair general. What I posted above is the minimal info my bil would give me. You are another person who hates ev's because conservatives have been told to hate ev's.