In 2007 GM launched “Project Driveway,” a 119-vehicle fleet of hydrogen fuel cell Chevy Equinoxes. Like so many advanced GM programs, commercial applications never saw the pavement.
General Motors and the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) are modifying a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck to run on a commercial hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.
The truck will undergo the extremes of daily military use for 12 months. Fuel cell propulsion has very high low-end torque capability via electric motors that is good in off-road environments. It also offers exportable electric power and quiet operation.
“FCVs are very quiet vehicles, which scouts, special operators and other specialties place a premium,” he said TARDEC Director Paul Rogers. “What’s more, fuel cells generate water as a by-product, something extremely valuable in austere environments.”
In 2007, GM launched “Project Driveway,” a 119-vehicle fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-equipped Chevrolet Equinoxes that were driven in daily use for more than 3 million miles by more than 5,000 consumers. Like so many advanced GM programs, commercial applications never saw the pavement. Honda and Toyota have fuels cells in use now by civilians.
See AutoInformed on :
- Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Range 312 Miles Says EPA
- 70 Tucson Fuel Cell Vehicles Run 500,000 Miles in California
- Tucson Fuel Cell EV $499 Month Next Spring
- Fuel Cell Faceoff in LA – Honda v Toyota
