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       The U.S. Military's Diesel-Powered Pickups Don't Bother with
       Emissions Equipment
        
       Author : josephcsible
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2024-06-13 21:07 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | FateOfNations wrote:
       | Tl;dr: The military requires that its diesel vehicles be able to
       | run on jet fuel to simplify logistics.
        
         | toomuchtodo wrote:
         | The US military is a logistics organization that occasionally
         | happens to project power.
        
       | banish-m4 wrote:
       | Should mandate EVs with swappable battery packs.
       | 
       | Also, the US mil is notorious for wreaking ecological havoc and
       | environmental disasters, and poisoning enlisted personnel. (Ask
       | my dad how that Agent Orange exposure was on the flight line.)
       | This is par for the course.
        
       | bitxbitxbitcoin wrote:
       | I predict a huge premium on these vehicles once they reach the
       | used civilian market.
        
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