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Bright Doling Out Advice to Army, Automakers

Written by Megan Treacy on 28/10/09


Bright Automotive, best known for its 100-mpg IDEA plug-in utility van, announced a new $1.4 million contract with the U.S. Army to build a plug-in hybrid for non-combat use.  The PHEV will be designed to cut Army fuel consumption as well as to demonstrate how an EV could potentially feed power back to the grid.  The project is part of an Army initiative to explore how bases could eventually run off-grid.

The Army contract isn't the only way that Bright is lending its expertise these days.  The company has also launched eSolutions, a consulting program where they will provide automotive manufacturers knowledge on how to develop EVs.  The company will give guidance on design, engineering, energy storage, propulsion, conversion systems and how to green operations.

Bright is hoping these new endeavors will speed up EV development around the world.

via Autoblog Green

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Fantastic Idea
written by M Williams, November 03, 2009
This is a great idea! When I was on Active Duty most of our around the base hauling was done in a Humvee or a LMTV/FMTV. Something like this would be welcomed in my opinion.

100mpg is intense. We are shooting as high as we can at Mississippi State with our EcoCAR challenge Saturn VUE.

http://www.cavs.msstate.edu/projects/ecocar/

Congrats Bright!
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100 MPG?
written by CIWAInc, November 04, 2009
This is beautiful innovation by Bright Automative.
100 MPG is no joke! smilies/smiley.gif
I hope through their consulting program they can teach our auto makers a thing or two.
Thanks for posting this.
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use algae
written by crimsonbrass, November 05, 2009
this seems like a great idea and i think that someone would get even more profit if a company installed algae bio-reactors to produce the other type of required fuel, gasoline or diesel. algae is the fastest growing organism on the planet, going from seed to harvest in two days, the fuel supply could come from the base itself so that the base would become even greener, and have less risk with tankers and helicopters going to and from bases to keep the base fueled.

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