THE HUMVEE GOES HYBRID: The Diesel-Electric Shadow RST-V

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    Full article at Military.com.

    Is the DoD going green? The new diesel-electric hybrid Shadow RST-V certainly makes it seems that way. It uses less than 50 percent of the normal fuel weight of a Humvee, and runs on four magnet motors and two lithium-ion battery packs. A typical Humvee guzzles over 1,000 pounds of fuel per mission, and the civilian equivalent (the Hummer H2) was ranked among the "12 Most Environmentally Unfriendly Vehicles of 2004." But don't worry, a green-friendly Humvee is fairly low-priority on the DoD's list of innovations. The Shadow RST-V's reduced fuel consumption wasn't created to make it better for environment, it was designed make it the stealthy and efficient multi-purpose attack vehicle of the future.

    [Rickster: Can't say I'm fond of the anti-environmentalist slant in Military.com's writing, but cool news nonetheless...]
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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Rickster, Nov 22, 2004.

  1. DaveinOlyWA
    great article Rick... definitely an amazing vehicle and for the US military that is an acomplishment. realize that they cant even spell "efficient"

    20 miles in stealth is awesome, but the retractable wheels is something i dont think ive heard of before. totally cool
    DaveinOlyWA, Nov 22, 2004
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  2. TonyPSchaefer
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    Is it just me or does this thing look surprisingly like the vehicle from Aliens:

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    TonyPSchaefer, Nov 22, 2004
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  3. DaveinOlyWA
    well Tony... very few new ideas are 100% original... maybe a kid watching a movie 20 some odd years ago had a seed of innovation planted in his head and we are seeing its blossoming maturity right now.
    DaveinOlyWA, Nov 23, 2004
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  4. V8Cobrakid
    Sounds like an awesome vehicle. Fully loaded or empty, it weighs less than the Hummer.. or most SUVs for that matter. It also gets twice the gas mileage. I wouldn't mind seeing something like this on the road instead of a hummer. It even comes standard with bullet proof glass... a great cit driving car :)
    V8Cobrakid, Nov 23, 2004
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  5. DaveinOlyWA
    lolol

    ya great for that inner city sunday afternoon cruise where drive bys are common
    DaveinOlyWA, Nov 23, 2004
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  6. Areometer
    Areometer, Nov 30, 2004
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