GM Builds Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck for Army
Consumers have been searching for a substitute for gas-powered vehicles for the last 2 decades. GM just made a huge jump towards that cause with the new Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck. GM signed a multi-year contract at the end of September with the Army's Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), to develop and test the truck. The new Fuel-Cell-Vehicle's operate by hydrogen being converted to electricity on board. General Motor's goal is for these new hydrogen-powered electric engines to be commercialized by the year 2020.
This truck has multiple advantages over gas-powered engines. This Fuel Cell truck (FCV) produces high amounts of torque at low gear levels, which is essential in military special ops situations. FCV's are also extremely quiet, and special operations would benefit highly from his feature. The most important advantage the FCV has is that it is extremely environmentally friendly. So friendly that this new engine's only emission is water. So with a little evolution this engine has the potential to power hospitals and provide them with a water source also.
The contract with the Military should be a good field test for the new engine design. The extremes of day-to-day use in the military should be a good measuring stick to compare these FCV engines to guzzling gas engines. The success of this military contract could foreshadow it's success when it is finally commercialized.
Do you think the FCV engine will thrive in military use or not?
This truck has multiple advantages over gas-powered engines. This Fuel Cell truck (FCV) produces high amounts of torque at low gear levels, which is essential in military special ops situations. FCV's are also extremely quiet, and special operations would benefit highly from his feature. The most important advantage the FCV has is that it is extremely environmentally friendly. So friendly that this new engine's only emission is water. So with a little evolution this engine has the potential to power hospitals and provide them with a water source also.
The contract with the Military should be a good field test for the new engine design. The extremes of day-to-day use in the military should be a good measuring stick to compare these FCV engines to guzzling gas engines. The success of this military contract could foreshadow it's success when it is finally commercialized.
Do you think the FCV engine will thrive in military use or not?
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