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US Army Unveils Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the we-look-for-things-things-that-make-us-go dept.

Gary writes to mention that the U.S. Army recently unveiled a new hybrid-electric propulsion system for use in a new line of manned ground vehicles (MGVs). The new line will have eight different variants, all using the same chassis. The unique feature of the new MGVs is that the traditional engine has been decoupled from the drive train and is used only to recharge the battery and power other systems within the vehicle.

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  1. New Navy Destroyers... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The lastest design for naval destroyers from both the USN and RN have also gone all-electric, and have decoupled all fuel-burning engines from the drive train. If it can work for destroyer, I guess it should work for relatively small ground vehicles.