Ford F-Series pickup truck with EVAOS plug-in hybrid conversion
Credit: EVAOS/Charged EVs
Electric vehicles have a number of advantages over those powered by internal combustion engines. For the armed services, they have some additional advantages:
• silence is an aid to covert operations
• US military pays $400 per gallon for gasoline delivered, in theatre*. Electric vehicles hold the promise of reduced costs.
With this in mind, the general purpose vehicle fleet of the Los Angeles Air Force Base has been replaced with plug-in vehicles. Many of them with vehicle to grid capability.
http://chargedevs.com/newswire/air-force-rolls-out-plug-in-vehicle-fleet-with-v2g/
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095510_u-s-air-force-unveils-fleet-of-42-electric-vehicles-nissan-leafs-included
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* "By 2007 ... $3 million worth of fuel a day."
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