The US military’s long, slow ride into the electrified world of the future has shifted gears, now that the Army Corps of Engineers is in the driver’s seat. The USACE has set itself a goal of developing dual-use electric vehicles that can support both itself and the Army on disaster response missions, and they are getting an assist from off-road experts at the Texas-based EV startup Volcon.
The total number of charging stations comes out to 88, which might not sound particularly ambitious as the US prepares for millions of electric vehicles to hit the road in the coming years. However, the Materiel Command is central to the Army’s intricate supply system, particularly when the task involves shedding outdated legacy systems and adopting new ones.
“As the Army’s Lead Materiel Integrator, Army Materiel Command manages the global supply chain, synchronizing logistics and sustainment activities across the Army,” AMC says of itself. “Army Materiel Command logisticians and sustainers are fully embedded within