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Army shows off alternative energy options

By RACHEL D'ORO
The Associated Press
5/27/2004, 8:46 p.m. ET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Hybrid tankers that can power an
entire airfield. Electric chariots that can zip soldiers to
their destinations. Fuel cell-powered all terrain vehicles
that can roll along in near silence.

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These are among alternative-energy vehicles being developed
by the Army, which showed off a dozen prototypes Thursday
at Elmendorf Air Force Base.

The Army envisions the vehicles greatly reducing its fuel
consumption on the battlefield and at urban posts in the
near future with technology other military branches are
watching closely. In fact, the Air Force has assigned a
representative to the Army's Detroit-based National
Automotive Center, which is developing the vehicles through
partnerships with manufacturers.

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