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Hyundai CE to produce hydrogen-powered excavators, forklifts by 2023
Hyundai Construction Equipment says it has joined forces with Hyundai Motor Group and Hyundai Mobis to develop what it says is the world’s first hydrogen-powered construction equipment. The three Hyundai entities have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop hydrogen-powered forklifts and medium and large hydrogen-powered excavators, with a 2023 mass production and distribution target […]
February 27, 2020
Dealers
Nikola One unveiled: fully electric, 1,000-hp heavy hauler to be sold by Cat dealer Thompson Machinery
Caterpillar dealer Thompson Machinery has signed on to carry the Nikola One electric Class 8 truck. The announcement follows Nikola Motor Company’s unveiling of the production model of its semi truck that claims a range of 800 to 1,200 miles with an estimated 15 mpg under full load, 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 lb.-ft. of torque. The […]
December 6, 2016
Construction Equipment
POLL: Diesel? Hydrogen? Electricity? What will fuel future highways?
With road-legal self-driving trucks and an economically-feasible way to harness solar energy and go off the power grid being a part of our present and no longer possibilities of a far-off future, we got to thinking: what’s the fuel of the future going to be? Electricity sure seems to be making a pretty strong case with Tesla […]
May 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
Longer-lasting metals, building materials on the way?
One of the properties of metal that makes it such an attractive building material turns out to also be a cause for its tendency to weaken over time. According to ScienceDaily, two researchers have discovered that the mechanism that allows for a metal’s pliability, or ability to be shaped or molded, attracts hydrogen atoms, an […]
December 10, 2012
Equipment
Ener-G Force concept is Mercedes’ hydrogen-powered patrol SUV
As an entry to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, Mercedes-Benz created the monster you see above — its concept of what the patrol car of 2025 should look like. The company says the Ener-G Force concept is built off the tank-like design of its G-Class series of SUVs, including the original G-Wagen […]
November 19, 2012
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