![]() ![]() ![]() The Chevy Colorado prototype has an electric generator installed in what would typically be the truck bed that powers the vehicle and, according to TARDEC engineer Dan Maslach, is capable of providing up to 240 volts of power. “And water vapor is the emission, so if you think of operations in the desert, the vehicle itself could produce some amount of water.” “There’s a big advantage in the sound element,” Mercurio said, explaining the truck is 10 times quieter than its diesel-run counterpart. Developing the Chevy Colorado unit took about nine months to build out from frame to completion. Joe Mercurio, manager of new business development for GM, said the vehicle manufacturer has been working for years to realize the applications of fuel cell technology for high-level military use. The team took photos of the vehicle - designed by GM to meet Army capabilities and now being evaluated and test driven by Army soldiers nationwide - at the station and topped off the tank while they were there. Representatives of the automaker and members of the Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) showed off a prototype model of a ZH2 hydrogen fuel-cell electric Chevy Colorado truck last week at the ARCO gas station in La Cañada Flintridge, which opened a hydrogen fueling station to the public in January 2016. Army engineers, that can move quickly and stealthily over sand and rocks, acting as a zero-emissions power generator capable of creating water as a by-product. General Motors has developed a hydrogen fuel-cell powered electric truck, in cooperation with U.S. ![]()
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