Electric Construction Equipment now appearing on job sites worldwide

3 comments

1. Not in ‘merica! Suckers, with your clean air and torque.

2. The small excavators look useful, but we are talking about mini sized equipment and for now that doesn’t scale up to big equipment because weight, charging time and the need for a decent amount to operate in remote locations without an electric grid.

   For large scale operations you just need much faster charging batteries and for mid scale stuff the added weight of the battery required starts to be a real problem operating on dirt and uneven ground. There is no easy solution on the horizon for that. For smaller jobs it seems viable, though you’re still stuck with all the hydraulics vs wonderful electric motors like a car or truck, not quite as much of a minimal moving part benefit, but it still has to be lower maintenance and great idle performance.

3. Oh no what is the world coming to

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