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From the no kidding files: a more efficient miltary would save soldiers' lives

The US military has brought the civilian world some great acronyms, like SNAFU and FUBAR. The military might need to look into adopting O RLY after coming to the conclusion that, as Green Car Advisor put is, "Army's Dependence on Oil Cost Soldiers Their Lives." The gist of the article - based on a report in Climate Wire (subs req'd) - is that, since fuel convoys in Iraq are so incredibly dangerous for US military personnel, lives could be saved if the military was more fuel efficient and those troops didn't need to truck fuel around the ... Read more →

Army ready to test diesel-electric hybrid Aggressor vehicle Alex Nunez

It may look like something you might have pulled out of a Kenner G.I. Joe package during your salad days in the '80s, but the "Aggressor" off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle is no toy. In fact it's ...

Cobasys supplying NiMH battery for Army hybrid truck Sam Abuelsamid

Cobasys is working with Armor Holdings Inc. to provide their NiMH battery packs for heavy duty hybrid trucks that the latter company is developing. The hybrid trucks are being tested by the US Army ...

From the no kidding files: a more efficient miltary would save soldiers' lives 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

The US military has brought the civilian world some great acronyms, like SNAFU and FUBAR. The military might need to look into adopting O RLY after coming to the conclusion that, as Green Car Advisor put is, "Army's Dependence on Oil Cost Soldiers Their Lives." The gist of the article - based on ...

Army ready to test diesel-electric hybrid Aggressor vehicle 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It may look like something you might have pulled out of a Kenner G.I. Joe package during your salad days in the '80s, but the "Aggressor" off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle is no toy. In fact it's very real, and the first prototypes are ready for testing by the men in green. The tough-looking ...

Cobasys supplying NiMH battery for Army hybrid truck 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Cobasys is working with Armor Holdings Inc. to provide their NiMH battery packs for heavy duty hybrid trucks that the latter company is developing. The hybrid trucks are being tested by the US Army at Ft. Lewis in Washington in different mission simulations to evaluate their performance. The ...


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