Who Killed the Electric Car? Not the Army
U.S. Army buys 4,000 electric vehicles—the biggest acquisition in the country
By Jeremy Hsu Posted 01.15.2009 at 12:33 pm 9 Comments

Soldiers may soon get greener rides on-base, after the U.S. Army announced the acquisition of 4,000 neighborhood electric vehicles.
The plug-and-chug vehicles come in both sedan and light truck models, and can charge their batteries at any three-pronged household outlet. Estimates put the savings over a six-year service lifetime at 11 million gallons of fuel, not to mention 115,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.[ Read Full Story ]
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