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GM and the US Army have developed a monster hydrogen fuel cell truck
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/10/this-beast-of-a-chevy-colorado-is-hydrogen-powered-will-be-tested-by-the-army/[font face=Serif][font size=5]GM and the US Army have developed a monster hydrogen fuel cell truck[/font]
[font size=4]At six-and-a-half feet tall and seven feet wide, the Chevy ZH₂ is no regular truck.[/font]
Megan Geuss - 10/4/2016, 1:50 PM
[font size=3]Late last year, we got news that General Motors would work with the US Army to develop a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered pickup truck. On Monday at an annual US Army association meeting, GM took the wraps off the beast, which the Army will test in Michigan over the next year.
The US Army’s tank research center collaborated with GM to build the Chevy Colorado ZH₂, which has a reinforced body that’s six-and-a-half feet tall and seven feet wide. The truck will chew up terrain with 37-inch tires and a special suspension built for off-road handling.
The ZH₂ has a single motor that’s powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and a battery. The advantage of that hydrogen fuel cell is that the only byproduct is water, and the electricity-powered engine is quieter than a traditional combustion engine. It also gives off less heat, which GM said would help the car in stealth situations, where the Army would want to reduce acoustic and thermal signatures. According to Wired, the ZH₂’s hydrogen fuel cell produces two gallons of water an hour.
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Clearly, hydrogen supply issues aren’t stopping GM from building research vehicles. The Colorado ZH₂ follows GM’s announcement of an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), which it built in partnership with the US Navy. That UUV is currently being tested in a pool for “weeks if not months of endurance” in underwater environments.
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[font size=4]At six-and-a-half feet tall and seven feet wide, the Chevy ZH₂ is no regular truck.[/font]
Megan Geuss - 10/4/2016, 1:50 PM
[font size=3]Late last year, we got news that General Motors would work with the US Army to develop a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered pickup truck. On Monday at an annual US Army association meeting, GM took the wraps off the beast, which the Army will test in Michigan over the next year.
The US Army’s tank research center collaborated with GM to build the Chevy Colorado ZH₂, which has a reinforced body that’s six-and-a-half feet tall and seven feet wide. The truck will chew up terrain with 37-inch tires and a special suspension built for off-road handling.
The ZH₂ has a single motor that’s powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and a battery. The advantage of that hydrogen fuel cell is that the only byproduct is water, and the electricity-powered engine is quieter than a traditional combustion engine. It also gives off less heat, which GM said would help the car in stealth situations, where the Army would want to reduce acoustic and thermal signatures. According to Wired, the ZH₂’s hydrogen fuel cell produces two gallons of water an hour.
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Clearly, hydrogen supply issues aren’t stopping GM from building research vehicles. The Colorado ZH₂ follows GM’s announcement of an unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), which it built in partnership with the US Navy. That UUV is currently being tested in a pool for “weeks if not months of endurance” in underwater environments.
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no plugs
no carb
no radiator
no distributor
no pistons
no valves
no tuneups
no oil
yet it produces power- and the fuel can be made anywhere there is water and electricity.
Not many superchargers off the main interstates. If it was battery only, the battery would have to weigh more than a ton. And one day that battery would end up in a landfill. And even if there were superchargers in the bush, imagine a few soldiers waiting around 45 minutes for a 75% charge- every ~200 miles.
