Submitted by redingerforcongress t3_yfbyck in Futurology
phoenix1984 t1_iu4p4zi wrote
Reply to comment by cookiemonster247 in GM will make an Ultium battery pack prototype for the US military by redingerforcongress
Yeah, with electricity there are a lot of potential sources of power. Solar and wind, but candidly also diesel, methane, even burning wood and trash is an option in a pinch. The military also gets access to a suite of small to midsized nuclear power sources. For them it’s about flexibility. With just gas and diesel, they’re a lot more limited. Solar powered FOBs can operate independently for a lot longer than one dependent on regular gas trucks.
ChalupaCabre t1_iu4pbnf wrote
Everything can make electricity on the battlefield.
Not much can make diesel on the battlefield.
Electric motors are also quiet and much more efficient than diesel.
141_1337 t1_iubmxzi wrote
That's a big selling point for the new engine on the Abrams X tech demonstrator
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