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...]
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
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.
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
US Marine Corps ready the RST-V hybrid tactical vehicle More info at this link: US Marine Corps ready the RST-V hybrid tactical vehicle
