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12-10-2006, 05:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. army and General Motors Corp. are collaborating to help the military learn more about the uses of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, a potential aid for soldiers on future battlefields.
The army received the keys Thursday to a Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicle, beginning a year of tests to see how the hydrogen power might support the armed services. The vehicle will be used at the marines' Camp Pendleton, Calif., base and the army base at Fort Belvoir, Va.
"Everything we're doing in the future involves power. Regular batteries won't do it," said army Maj. Gen. Roger Nadeau, commander of the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command. "The capability of this fuel cell to power the platform is a very exciting thing."
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The army received the keys Thursday to a Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicle, beginning a year of tests to see how the hydrogen power might support the armed services. The vehicle will be used at the marines' Camp Pendleton, Calif., base and the army base at Fort Belvoir, Va.
"Everything we're doing in the future involves power. Regular batteries won't do it," said army Maj. Gen. Roger Nadeau, commander of the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command. "The capability of this fuel cell to power the platform is a very exciting thing."
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Story by the Canadian Press