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National Defense January 2004 Frank Colucci	Military Vehicles Could Benefit From Hybrid Electric Engines Hybrid trucks that blend electric motors with internal combustion engines promise fuel efficiency, as well as plentiful, stealthy sources of electrical power for battlefield sensors, weapons, and command and control systems.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Technical Principles of Hybrid Electric Drive Two versions of hybrid-electric propulsion systems are currently evaluated under different programs.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HED) the Humvee example The US Army is testing several versions of HED powered AM General Humvee.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Military Applications of Hybrid Electric Drive With surging fuel prices military forces are re-examining the potential savings of alternative propulsion, primarily hybrid-electric drive systems, promising up to 30% - 40% savings, compared to current internal-combustion engines.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Vendors Pour Funding Into Armored Vehicle Development Vehicle manufacturers are gearing up for several parallel armored vehicle programs and, without any guarantee of a contract, are pouring money into working prototypes so that when the time comes, they can offer an "off-the-shelf" design.
National Defense February 2009 Matthew Rusling	High-Tech Vehicles Promise Fuel Savings -- Years From Now For the Army, trying to cut its fuel use to significantly lower levels is simply not possible with its current fleet. Its old, gas-guzzling engines can be tweaked, but real fuel economy requires a shift to hybrid-electric technology
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HED) Powered Trucks Oshkosh Truck is among the leaders in Serial HED after implementing the design in its new Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) A3 third-generation prototype.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2008	FCS Vehicles Move On The new family of vehicles is introducing many new capabilities to the Army, including electrical propulsion for combat vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Unveils Advanced Vehicle Power-Management System at U.S. Army Symposium BAE Systems introduced an advanced power-management system designed to deliver the ability to generate electric power within military tactical wheeled vehicles.
National Defense September 2006 David Axe	Technology limitations stall military hybrids After more than a decade of research and development, and despite much recent hype, military hybrids are still years away from mass production.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	L-3 Communications Provides Military Vehicle Power Generation to U.S. Army L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, as well as the L-3 Magnet Motors division will integrate a permanent magnet starter generator for the Army Bradley armored personnel carriers.
PC Magazine August 2, 2006 Errol Pierre-Louis	An Energy-saving Concept The XR3 hybrid, with its sleek clamshell canopy and three-wheel platform, could set the stylistic standard for future fuel-efficient vehicles.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Power Sources for Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Vehicles While the electrical and mechanical components of HED systems are reasonably mature, the main obstacle for full HED maturation with the military are the batteries.
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin	Army Not Yet Sold On Hybrid Vehicles The Army's decision to stop funding the production of hybrid-electric Humvees is a clear sign that military vehicles will continue to be a tough sell in the world of fuel-efficient technologies.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2008	ARMY, USMC Set the JLTV in Motion Army requests proposal for the development of a new family of vehicles utilizing the most advanced, but mature, technologies.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Willie D. Jones	Putting Electricity Where The Rubber Meets the Road In-wheel motors improve fuel economy and safety. Though cars with wheel-hub motors won't roll off assembly lines any time soon, companies like GM and Siemens VDO say electric wheels are the future of automotive propulsion.
National Defense February 2005 Robert H. Williams	Army Scrutinizing Stealthy, Clean Vehicle The U.S. Army in conjunction with Quantum Technologies, Irvine, Calif., has developed a speedy off-road vehicle that is powered by a compressed hydrogen fuel cell and is capable of producing electrical power for surveillance, targeting and communications.
National Defense February 2012 Stew Magnuson	Tough War Lessons Force Military Vehicle Programs To Consider Fuel Efficiency Moving fuel to and around battle zones that have no "front lines" has an extraordinarily high price in terms of money and lives.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Struggles With Weight Of Future Combat Systems Only weeks before a crucial Pentagon review, officials overseeing the Army's Future Combat Systems continue to search for ways to lower the weight of new vehicle designs. A key requirement in FCS is that all vehicles be transportable by C-130 cargo aircraft.
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 John Voelcker	Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 John Voelcker	How Green Is My Plug-In? The carbon impact of the millions of electric vehicles soon to hit the road will depend on the grids that supply them.
IEEE Spectrum March 2005 John Voelcker	Top 10 Tech Cars From Toyota to Porsche, a host of hybrids... The Land Rover 'switch-hitter'... The 'super handling' Acura RL... A 'bullet-proof' Mercedes... Limited edition Ferrari Fetish... Michelin's concept cars... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller	Vetronics and Vehicle Power Upgrades to be Part of Major Redesign of Stryker Armored Vehicle Armored vehicle designers at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) are designing next-generation digital vetronics and vehicle power systems for the next-generation Stryker combat vehicle.
National Defense July 2015 Allyson Versprille	Marine Corps Looking at Hybrid ATVs to Boost Battlefield Range The Marine Corps is looking to add hybrid all-terrain vehicles to its inventory to reduce energy dependency and increase the operational reach of its forces on the battlefield.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Robots Are Fearless The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems program will integrate unmanned ground vehicles into a future force. Autonomous ground vehicles promise to be a major paradigm shift in ground warfare.
Popular Mechanics April 23, 2009 Larry Webster	7 Geeky Tech Designs from the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress Every year automotive engineers from around the world converge on Detroit for a four-day summit. While few companies display the real gee-whiz stuff, there's still plenty of cool new tech. Here are some favorites.
National Defense June 2011 Mark Signorelli	Viewpoint: Military Vehicles Should Make Leap to Hybrid Technology One area where the military has the opportunity to apply technological lessons from the commercial sector is the adaption of hybrid-electric drive technology for tactical vehicles.
Popular Mechanics October 22, 2007 Ben Stewart	2009 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Prototype: Test Drive Toyota may be the first to market with a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	Vehicles Strut Their Stuff in Desert Trials The evaluation of non-developmental vehicles is part of a larger analysis of alternatives mandated by the Defense Department to ferret out available commercial technologies that might fit the bill for variants of the Ground Combat Vehicle.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Steeling a Peak at Future Steel Vehicles Vehicle technologies will respond to the challenge of increasing fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 John Voelcker	Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival.
Popular Mechanics February 6, 2008 Chuck Tannert	Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids.
National Defense October 2014 Valerie Insinna	Uncertainty Lingers Over Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program BAE Systems appears to be the only bidder for the Army's armored multi-purpose vehicle contract, but it may not be the only winner.
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Battlefield `Islands of Power?' A recently developed hybrid-electric propulsion system for military humvee trucks can generate 75,000 watts of power -- compared to a conventional humvee's 2,000 watts of power.
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 John Voelcker	Top 10 Tech Cars Electric cars are back: Tesla 2007 Roadster... Honda FCX/Concept... GMC 2008 Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid... Fiat: 2007 Siena Tetrafuel... Volkswagen 2007 Golf GT TSI... Chrysler 2007 Sebring... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010	BAE Systems to Provide Onboard Vehicle Power System to U.S. Marine Corps The contract calls for installation of a power management system in a government-furnished High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)for test and evaluation by the Marine Corps in the summer of 2010.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	Energy Department Sees Promise in Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Technology The Obama administration has a goal of putting one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015.
Popular Mechanics January 7, 2007 Ben Stewart	GM Goes Beyond Hybrid: Chevy's Electric Car Big news from the Detroit auto show, with video: General Motors has a 100-mph, all-electric entry into the market for hybrid 2.0.
IndustryWeek April 21, 2010 Steve Minter	Charged Up About Electric Cars Household names and newcomers alike are racing to develop cars that offer freedom from the gas pump.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009	Why the Chevy Volt Doesn't Add Up Plug-in hybrids with big batteries, like the Chevy Volt, may never save consumers any money.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Army Officials cut FCS Program from 18 Systems to 14 U.S. Army officials have restructured the Future Combat Systems program to modernize the current force, while also providing the future force with advanced technology.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Ground Combat Vehicle Program May Not Yield What Army Intends, Analysts Say As the Army pursues its latest effort to develop a new ground combat vehicle, analysts say that the high-stakes program may already be headed for technological disappointment.
National Defense January 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Armored Force: Mix of Old and New Amid uncertainty about the prospect of its ambitious "future combat systems" program, the Army is forging ahead with plans to deploy up to 35 new armored brigades.
National Defense September 2007 Breanne Wagner	Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2005 Ben Ames	Vetronics for the Future Combat System The next-generation vetronics systems will be a single web that can share data among themselves, with neighboring vehicles, and even with nearby soldiers and distant commanders.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Power Trip Sophisticated electronics drive the need for plentiful power on the battlefield.
National Defense April 2011 Eric Beidel	Challenges Remain as JLTV Competition Heats Up More than any other program, the Army and Marine Corps' effort to create a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle epitomizes the challenges the military faces with its trucks.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Fueling the Future The U.S. Army is tapping various electric and electronic power-supply technologies for next-generation Future Combat Systems soldiers and vehicles.
Popular Mechanics December 2007 Erik Sofge	Army Sends World's First Hybrid-Electric Howitzer to War An eco-friendly war machine might sound like an oxymoron. But the Army chose hybrid-electric drivetrains for their new Manned Ground Vehicles not for their fuel efficiency or decreased emissions, but for a number of battlefield advantages.
IEEE Spectrum March 2009	Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall.