2009 ford escape hybrid

The U.S. military is hardly the first place you'd look to find an electric vehicle, but Canadian firm Rapid Electric Vehicles has just received a four-vehicle order from the U.S. Army for a test fleet of all-electric vehicles. The vehicles will be tested by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research development Engineering Center (TARDEC), which is currently researching ways to improve the military's energy security. With a lithium-ion battery pack, 125 killowatt motor, a range of up to 120 miles per charge and a top speed of 90 mph, the electric cars punch a set of specifications which sit in...