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Offline rangerrebew

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US Special Operations tests American-made electric motorbikes for military use
« on: October 28, 2022, 07:47:03 am »
US Special Operations tests American-made electric motorbikes for military use
Micah Toll

- Oct. 27th 2022 12:20 am PT
 

huck cycles overland
 
Light electric vehicles have seen growing interest from militaries all over the world. Now the latest electric motorbike receiving its draft card comes from North Carolina-based electric moped builder Huck Cycles.


Huck Overland enlists
The company recently shared news that its Huck Overland model is currently being evaluated by the US Military as well as various government and private agencies.

It’s something of a return to form for Huck’s founder and owner Brett McCoy, an Army veteran who served in the airborne infantry.

According to the company, two Huck Overlands models have recently been trialed in various live fire exercises and tested for uses in search and rescue, border and perimeter patrol, air deployment, medical evacuations with rolling gurneys, covert operations, remote deployment, and mobility caching.

The Huck Overland is an electric motorbike (or what some may consider a “noped” due to its lack of pedals) that was inspired by the classic Honda Motra, itself a popular recreational mini-bike from the 1980s.

https://electrek.co/2022/10/27/us-special-operations-military-electric-moped-huck-cycles-overland/
« Last Edit: October 28, 2022, 07:48:36 am by rangerrebew »
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Re: US Special Operations tests American-made electric motorbikes for military use
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2022, 10:47:26 am »
Well,the good news is they will save a lot of wear and tear on the boots until the batteries go dead,and then they can be buried and the soldiers can continue the advance on foot.

Providing of course these are all "city soldiers" we are talking about.

Battery-powered dirt bikes are useless for anything other than giving your position away.

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Re: US Special Operations tests American-made electric motorbikes for military use
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2022, 10:48:47 am »
Insanity.
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