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Milwaukee Tool Reveals First Battery-Power Submersible Pump for Construction
The pump and backpack battery console can be carried easily around the jobsite for water removal. Watch it in action here.
March 8, 2024
ZQuip: Modular Batteries Solve Equipment Runtime, Charging Issues
The battery technology company can convert diesel to electric for machines weighing 5 to 50 tons and keep them running on the job. See it on The Dirt.
March 8, 2024
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Alternative power
Battery Volvo Excavator & Mack Truck Electrify Florida Waste Company
Coastal Waste & Recycling will pilot test the Volvo EC230 Electric excavator and a Mack LR Electric Class 8 truck.
February 29, 2024
Compact equipment
Polaris' New Pro XD Full-Size Kinetic UTV is All Electric & Jobsite Ready
The UTV has a 45-mile range and the same 1,250-pound cargo and 2,500-pound towing capacity as a full-size gas or diesel Pro XD.
February 22, 2024
Alternative power
Moog Aims to Create All-Electric Jobsites with ZQuip Modular Energy Solution
ZQuip modular battery kits convert diesel-powered construction fleets into zero-emissions machines.
February 20, 2024
Construction Equipment
Batteries Replacing Gas Power Tools? – Here’s What We Saw at World of Concrete
Major toolmakers – Milwaukee Tool, DeWalt, Bosch, Husqvarna, Hilti, Makita – take aim at gas concrete tools with zero-emission battery power.
February 15, 2024
Compact Utility Loaders
Cratos Rolls Out THR2000 Mini Track Loader for Demolition Contractors (Video)
The company based in Florida has been designing and selling battery-powered equipment long before it was cool.
February 6, 2024
Pickups
Vietnam-Based Company Rolls Out New Electric Pickup, the "VF Wild"
VinFast Auto debuts the VF Wild midsize battery-powered pickup that features the largest bed in its segment.
January 31, 2024
Alternative power
Cummins, Daimler Truck, PACCAR to Build Battery Cells in Miss.
The planned $2 billion to $3 billion factory is expected to start producing battery cells in 2027 and employ 2,000 workers.
January 30, 2024
Skid Steer Loaders
"World's First Cab-less Remotely Operated Electric Skid Steer": The Elise CBL
Firstgreen Industries designed the Elise CBL to reduce the risk of injury or exposure to hazardous materials in high-risk environments.
January 29, 2024
Compact equipment
Liebherr Unveils New L 507 E Electric Wheel Loader
The company's first electric wheel loader combines the advantages of a Liebherr Stereo wheel loader with a battery-electric drive design.
January 26, 2024
Trucks
Ford Reduces Production of No.1 Selling Electric Pickup
Ford expects continued growth in global EV sales in 2024, though less than previously anticipated.
January 22, 2024
Ag Equipment
Bobcat Reveals AT450X Autonomous, Electric Articulating Tractor
Embedded-computing AI technology from Agtonomy allows farmers to automate labor- and time-intensive tasks.
January 16, 2024
Battery electric
$623M Awarded to Build EV Charging Stations – See How Much Your State Gets
The grants are part of the $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure law and go toward President Joe Biden’s goal of installing 500,000 chargers by 2030.
January 12, 2024
Alternative power
The BioCharger Burns Wood Waste to Charge Electric Equipment Off-Grid
Volvo CE, Rolls-Royce and Air Burners are collaborating to test the first-of-its-kind, portable charging device.
January 11, 2024
Dealers
CRH to Deploy Cat Electric Off-Highway Trucks & Chargers at Aggregates Site
The companies' agreement is designed to accelerate deployment of Cat’s 70- to 100-ton electric off-highway trucks.
January 9, 2024
Roadbuilding
Charge Without Stopping: Michigan Reveals First EV-Charging Public Road in U.S.
On a quarter-mile strip of 14th Street in Detroit, an electric Ford Transit van was charged wirelessly as it moved.
January 8, 2024
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