For years, owners of the gas-electric hybrid Toyota Prius have enjoyed cruising around in full-electric mode at low speeds. Hybrid hobbyists call this the stealth mode, since its silent operation can startle pedestrians not aware that a car is approaching them. Some hobbyists in North America have even modified their vehicles so that their cars will stay in full-electric mode at the flip of a switch (a feature that comes standard in European models of the Prius). Stealth mode has caught the eye and ear of the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, Michigan has developed prototype hybrid electric Humvees that can operate in silent mode on batter power alone. Full LA Car article: A Hummer That Really Hums [Broken External Image]:http://www.lacar.com/images/pages/humveeup600.jpg
The GIs are gonna luv it. HMMWVs are pretty loud due to the diesel engine. It's worse when they havn't been overhauled and things rattle with the engine vibrations. I would imagine that once they get the kinks ironed out it'll be an even better vehicle.
