REV awarded contract to build four converted, battery-powered vehicles for U.S. military

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Four battery-powered Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) produced by Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) will soon be ready for active duty with the U.S. Military. REV was recently awarded a contract to build four of its APVs, which are battery-electric light-duty vehicles that combine proprietary propulsion, power management and mobile communication technologies for the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base in Hawaii.

REV will supply the military with three 300ACXs and a lone 300AZX. The ACXs are loosely based on the current Ford Escape while the single 300AZX is built off of the Ford F-150 platform. The vehicles will be powered by a 125 kW permanent magnet AC motor and gearbox drive systems that deliver 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) of torque to the wheels. In addition, REV will supply the U.S. Military with four Coulomb ChargePoint docking stations and a 200kWh stationary energy storage system from Valence Technology. Though electric vehicles have yet to fully prove that they can capably perform in grueling real-world settings, the military is apparently impressed enough with the technology to give them a try. Hit the jump for more on REV's converted military vehicles.

[Source: Rapid Electric Vehicles]

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