No Worries
06-09-2005, 01:18 PM
GWB goes green.
Stung by High Gas Prices, Uncle Sam Buys Minivans to Replace Army Humvees (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Articles/articleId=105726)
Date Posted 05-23-2005
WINDSOR, Canada — The U.S. Armed Forces have ordered 19,000 minivans and 5,000 Pacificas from the Chrysler Group for use as light-duty vehicles in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, displacing less fuel-efficient Humvees, according to the Windsor Star.
The switch to the gas-powered school-carpool mainstays is designed to reduce fuel consumption and improve passenger-carrying ability. The U.S. military has complained it is inefficient to use Humvees to carry a few soldiers at a time, especially in noncombat situations.
The minivans — all gold-colored — will be built at Chrysler's St. Louis, Missouri, and Windsor assembly plants.
"The U.S. government has put their down payment on the vehicles and we're building them already," a plant source told the Star. "They're supposed to be going to Iraq as taxis and stuff."
What this means to you: The minivan: Soccer-mom tested, U.S. Army approved. Nice to see the government is actually looking to save taxpayers some cash.
Stung by High Gas Prices, Uncle Sam Buys Minivans to Replace Army Humvees (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Articles/articleId=105726)
Date Posted 05-23-2005
WINDSOR, Canada — The U.S. Armed Forces have ordered 19,000 minivans and 5,000 Pacificas from the Chrysler Group for use as light-duty vehicles in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, displacing less fuel-efficient Humvees, according to the Windsor Star.
The switch to the gas-powered school-carpool mainstays is designed to reduce fuel consumption and improve passenger-carrying ability. The U.S. military has complained it is inefficient to use Humvees to carry a few soldiers at a time, especially in noncombat situations.
The minivans — all gold-colored — will be built at Chrysler's St. Louis, Missouri, and Windsor assembly plants.
"The U.S. government has put their down payment on the vehicles and we're building them already," a plant source told the Star. "They're supposed to be going to Iraq as taxis and stuff."
What this means to you: The minivan: Soccer-mom tested, U.S. Army approved. Nice to see the government is actually looking to save taxpayers some cash.