In what is the single largest acquisition of its kind, the Army plans to lease thousands of neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs). The 4,000 non-tactical electric vehicles will be used on Army bases for passenger transport, security patrol, and maintenance and delivery services. These first six electric vehicles were delivered to Fort Myer and were manufactured by the Global Electric Motorcars division of Chrysler Corporation. But, a General Services Administration announcement in FedBizOpps.Gov solicits NEV manufacturers to help provide the vehicles to meet the Army's goal of 4,000 NEVs in three years. Read the full story on Military.com.
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Week of January 26, 2009
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