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Battery electric

Hyundai, Cummins unveil jointly-developed electric mini excavator

Cummins & Hyundai Construction Equipment have said they're co-developing electrified heavy equipment, and the two companies are showing off their early work in a battery-powered excavator.

December 25, 2018

Construction Equipment

Volvo: Electric Site quarry test reduced emissions by 95%

Volvo's Electric Site quarry test is officially complete and the experiment reportedly resulted in a 98 percent carbon emission reduction. Get more details.

November 21, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: JCB to sell first electric excavator; Case TV450 its largest CTL yet; OEMs shift focus to smaller ADTs; ARDCO intros new AMT dump beds; How to choose right screed mount

Check out the latest heavy equipment industry news in this week's Equipment Roundup from Equipment World. Get all the recent industry headlines right here.

October 29, 2018

Battery electric

Deutz bolts hybrid and electric drivelines to its engines, creating new E-Deutz portfolio

Deutz showed us its new prototype electric drives and hybrid and fully electric demonstration machines including two Manitou and two Liebherr telehandlers.

September 26, 2018

Construction Equipment

Cat strikes UK alliance with AVID Technology to develop batteries for heavy equipment

Cat UK and AVID Technology are teaming up to develop a battery system for heavy equipment. Check out the details of the $3.5M project on Equipment World.

August 14, 2018

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson intros AP1850e vibratory plate with interchangeable batteries

At the recent Intermat show in Paris, Wacker Neuson showcased its new AP1850e vibratory plate, featuring a unique and innovative battery concept. The company calls the single-direction vibratory plate an ideal machine for compacting granular surfaces and asphalt. And when it’s time for trenching, because the plate’s interchangeable battery modules can be removed, they […]

May 7, 2018

Dealers

Equipment Roundup: Wacker Neuson unveils first fully-electric excavator; GMC Sierra AT4 is off-road luxury; Ditch Witch partners with Vacuworx; The top financed excavator brands of 2017; Vögele debuts at Intermat

Vögele debuts revamped Big MultiPlex Ski, new technology at Intermat At Intermat, Road paver manufacturer Vögele is showcasing its latest generation of sensors for grade and slope control. Whether on their own or in combination with the new Big MultiPlex Ski, they deliver optimal results in asphalt paving, the company says. From narrow radii when […]

April 30, 2018

Battery electric

Volvo unveils the EX2: First fully electric compact excavator prototype is faster, quieter

Volvo Construction Equipment has unveiled what the company believes to be the first fully electric compact excavator prototype. Eight months after unveiling the LX1 hybrid electric loader and the HX1 load carrier prototypes as part of the company’s vision for the autonomous and electrified quarries of the future, Volvo has taken the wraps off of […]

May 17, 2017

Construction Equipment

Caterpillar’s new 300.9D VPS mini excavator works on diesel or electric power

Caterpillar has introduced a new version of its smallest mini excavator, the 300.9D, that allows the machine to operate on either diesel or electric power. The 300.9D VPS (Versatile Power System) can work using the power of its 13-horsepower Yanmar diesel engine, or electricity, when connected to its remote hydraulic power unit. Cat says the new […]

June 27, 2016

Construction Equipment

Fuel cell research leads to breakthrough on more powerful batteries for electric vehicles

It’s no secret that the biggest hindrance to today’s battery technology is what the majority of the batteries that power our computers, phones, smartwatches and, increasingly, cars, are made of: lithium. After 20 years of hybrid car development and selling thousands of Priuses, Toyota may be more familiar with the frustrations of wrangling a highly unstable […]

May 11, 2016

Construction Equipment

Wacker Neuson is quietly building an entire line of electric loaders, excavators and more

While most manufacturers of larger machines focus much of their engineering resources on Tier 4 performance and experiments with hybrid machines, Wacker Neuson, whose specialty is compact equipment, is hard at work building a zero emissions fleet. At the Bauma show in Munich last month, Wacker Neuson displayed its ‘E’ lineup and discussed the machines […]

May 5, 2016

Construction Equipment

Volvo CE set up a working lab in a Skanska quarry to study how to make fully-electric equipment a reality

Volvo Construction Equipment is partnering with multinational construction firm Skanska Sweden and the Swedish Energy Agency on a nearly $25 million research project that will examine electromobility possibilities in a quarry environment. “The interesting thing about quarries is that you have so many different functions on one site,” said Erik Brandsma, director-general of the Swedish […]

July 28, 2015