U.S. Army's CERV

At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Middle (TARDEC) displayed the CERV, which makes use of a diesel-hybrid "Q-Force" powertrain from Quantum that Quantum says, "saves taxpayer dollars and  most importantly  saves Soldiers' lives."

It was one time that they could not even discover a picture of the U.S. Army's Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CERV), but times have changed.

With a top speed of 80 miles per hour as well as a "run-silent" range of eight miles (they assume this means all-electric range), the CERV prototype can produce over five,000 pound-feet of torque and go up hills with up to 60-percent grades. It does all this while using 25 percent less fuel, which is critical when you require to pay up to $400 a gallon to make use of the stuff in theater.

The Army says that today's soldier makes use of an average of 22 gallons of gasoline a day. In World War II, it was gallon a day.
[autoblog]