Energy Secretary Backs All-electric Military Vehicles by 2030
Military EVs would increase energy security, Granholm says
The US military can deploy a fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of the decade, a top Biden administration official told lawmakers.
Sen Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm whether she supports the military’s adoption of an “EV fleet by 2030.”
“I do, and I think we can get there, as well,” Granholm said. “I do think that reducing our reliance on the volatility of globally traded fossil fuels where we know that global events like the war in Ukraine can jack up prices for people back home … does not contribute to energy security.”
“I think energy security is achieved when we have homegrown, clean energy that is abundant like you see in Iowa,” Granholm added. “We think we can be a leader globally in how we have become energy independent.”
The US military is moving towards EVs to combat climate change, boost U.S. industry and achieve operational advantages.
General Motors has committed to investing $35 billion in advanced vehicle technologies, to include power and propulsion systems for electric vehicles, Steve DuMont, president of GM Defense, said last fall. The parent company plans to have 30-plus EVs in its product offerings by 2035.
“All of that has relevance to what our defense customers are looking at,” DuMont told a reporter last October. “If you look at the non-tactical vehicles that are used in a [military] base or installation environment, to me that’s just low hanging fruit.”
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