SINGAPORE — ST Engineering has unveiled a new variation of its Terrex s5 eight-wheeled armored vehicle at the Singapore Airshow, this one said to be capable of generating significantly more electric power to help power auxiliary systems like small unmanned aircarft.
The vehicle, known as the Terrex s5 HED (Hybrid Electric Drive), features a hybrid electric drive system, said the company’s Director of Wheeled Platform Business in its Land Systems division Cheng Ze Wei.
Cheng told Breaking Defense at the show that the HED system comprises of a downsized internal combustion engine and electric motors that drive the individual axles. It enables, he said, the Terrex s5 HED to generate up to 400 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electrical power, compared to the 20 Kwh of a…
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