Takeuchi is rolling out its first electric excavator to customers after a nearly six-year development process.
The latest model of its lithium-ion battery-powered excavator, the TB20e, was showcased at ConExpo – Con/Agg 2023.
"We designed the TB20e to help our dealers provide customers with an excavator that delivers outstanding features, unmatched performance, excellent serviceability, and great value – along with all the unique benefits that a battery-powered machine has to offer,” said David Caldwell, national product manager for Takeuchi-US.
The manufacturer initially made a splash at ConExpo 2017 with its e240 electric excavator, one of the few electric machines seen by show attendees at the time. However, that unit was more of a Frankenstein of sorts, having its electrical components installed by Green Machine after the diesel engine was removed.
In 2019, the e210R compact excavator was launched, again with battery and drive components retrofitted by Green Machine.
Three years ago, in 2020, Takeuchi came back to ConExpo-Con/Agg with the TB220e, its model built with battery power from the start.
Finally, months before ConExpo2023, Takeuchi's first electric excavator, the TB20e was shipped and available at select United Rental locations in the United States. The show was the machine’s unofficial unveiling to customers, as dealers already have or will soon have the TB20es available.
