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As Tactical EV Plans Take Shape, Army Charges Ahead
ICAL WHEELED VEHICLES As Tactical EV Plans Take Shape, Army Charges Ahead; Marines Stay Cautious GM Defense photo When green energy entrepreneur and researcher Tom Holm invited Defense Department personnel to a first-of-its-kind tactical electric vehicle expo he had organized in San Diego last September, some 500 stakeholders and decision-makers from across the military services showed up, eager to hear from panels on swift charging advancements and expeditionary fleet electrification challenges. The event was so well received that it’s expanding in 2024 with a transition from TEVx to TEVCON: a full-blown convention for those invested in the challenge of weaning the vehicles that carry troops into combat off their conventional fuel sources in favor of more green and sustainable electric power.
When green energy entrepreneur and researcher Tom Holm invited Defense Department personnel to a first-of-its-kind tactical electric vehicle expo he had organized in San Diego last September, some 500 stakeholders and decision-makers from across the military services showed up, eager to hear from panels on swift charging advancements and expeditionary fleet electrification challenges. In addition to the logistics concerns surrounding charging EVs, Marine Corps Systems Command points to another issue they consider prohibitive: the amphibious service’s tactical vehicles all have a built-in requirement to be able to drive through small bodies of water at depths of up to 60 inches, or five feet. The Office of Naval Research, in collaboration with the Nevada Automotive Test Center, is now building a technology demonstrator for the 10-foot vehicle, and the Marine Corps expects to award Other Transactional Authority contracts this fiscal year to two unspecified vendors to solidify baseline and objective-level requirements.
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