According to a report on sister site AutoGuide.com, General Motors is teaming up with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center (TARDEC) to test a commercial hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system in the  Chevrolet Colorado.

The U.S. Army will be testing the truck in extreme daily military use for a full year to gauge its results. With the technology offering great low-end torque that ideal for off-road environments, the U.S. Army also wants to test the ability of exportable electric power and quiet operation.

Chevrolet and TARDEC have fuel cell development and research facilities located 20 minutes apart in Pontiac and Warren, Michigan. The two will also work together to evaluate new fuel cell designs and materials with TARDEC’s state-of-the-art facility providing a place to test everything they’ve been developing.

This testing shows that Chevrolet is continuing to invest into hydrogen fuel cell technology, following its “Project Driveway” in 2007, where it had a 119-vehicle fleet of hydrogen fuel cell Chevrolet Equinoxes that were driven daily for over three-million miles by over 5,000 consumers.

“Hydrogen fuel cell technology is important to GM’s advanced propulsion portfolio, and this enables us to put our technology to the test in a vehicle that will face punishing military duty cycles,” said Charlie Freese, executive director of GM’s Global Fuel Cell Engineering activities.

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