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September 2004

Army Provides ‘Chariots’ To Park Rangers

edited by Robert H. Williams

Park rangers of the Huron-Clinton Park Authority at Kensington Metropark, in Milford, Mich., have received two American Chariot personal transport vehicles from the Army’s National Automotive Center, in Warren, Mich.

The electric-powered vehicles are part of the soldier mobility program that “tests vehicles in military and commercial scenarios before providing them to soldiers in the field,” said an official.

The three-wheeled transports have a top speed of 20 miles per hour and a range of 15 miles. They can carry up to 350 pounds.

The Metropark rangers will use their personal transport vehicles to patrol bicycle paths, parking lots and picnic areas. Feedback from the rangers, the official pointed out, will contribute to the creation of a military hybrid fuel vehicle that American Chariot is developing.

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