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The advantage of an electric motorcycle is stealth. Reducing your acoustic and infrared "fingerprints" is important to surviving on a modern battlefield. So is avoiding fuel convoy duty. Modern militaries are starting to power important equipment with portable solar generators. Large bases are also starting to go off grid to enhance mission readiness. The largest US military base, Fort Hood, is depending now in renewable energy to keep the base up and running in times of crisis.

http://www.saturnpower.com/content/us-army-base-goes-green