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I doubt that electric armored vehicles will fare well against oil counterparts in the next century. Powering large batteries every day on a long frontline like
by pmontra 3y ago
I doubt that electric armored vehicles will fare well against oil counterparts in the next century. Powering large batteries every day on a long frontline like Ukraine / Russia is not easy. Transporting and hiding oil is easier.
- nradov 3y agoThe US military is starting to adopt hybrid vehicles. This reduces the need to deliver fuel to combat zones and can also lower IR signatures. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/2/28/army-currently-focused-on-hybrid-rather-than-all-electric-vehicles-official-says https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2023/2/28/a...
- pmontra 3y agoThey still get all of their power from oil tough. About full electric vehicles, according to the article they are planned for 2050 and > “If your batteries are so heavy that you have a five-ton truck that has four-and-a-half tons of batteries on it, it doesn't leave a lot of room for cargo … and how am I going to recharge an electric vehicle in the places that we're going to be?”