Earlier this week General Motors announced that they would be delivering a fleet of 100 new fuel-cell vehicles. Now, the General has announced the U.S. Army is taking the first of the new Fuel Cell equipped Chevrolet Equinoxes (Equini?).
GM intends…
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Lexus LF-Ch concept – click above for high res image gallery
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