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Elhyte Debuts E-Cube Battery System & Electric Mini Excavator at CES 2025
Mini excavators retrofitted with the E-Cube can see a 70% reduction in carbon, ideal for low-emission zones such as Santa Monica, California.
January 13, 2025
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California County Adds First Electric Volvo DD25 Compactor to Fleet
The tandem roller will operate for three to four hours a day on small road construction and foundation projects throughout Yolo County.
January 6, 2025
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Could This Be the Jobsite Fuel Truck of the Future?
Dannar's Mobile Power Station travels worksites to rapidly charge equipment and holds up to 500 kilowatts of power.
December 6, 2024
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Business
Cat to Kick Off Centennial Celebration with Hybrid Retrofit Loader at CES
The company will honor its past and explore the future, with a Hybrid Retrofit 972 Wheel Loader taking center stage at the tech show.
December 3, 2024
Caterpillar CES Booth
Cranes
Tadano Launches World’s First Electric Rough-Terrain Crane in U.S.
The EVOLT eGR-1000XLL-1 has a 100-ton lifting capacity and a main boom height of 167 feet, which is the same as its diesel counterpart.
November 26, 2024
Tadano electric evolt rough-terrain crane-raised
The Dirt
Test Run & Review: The World’s First Electric Backhoe, Case’s 580EV
Host of The Dirt and professional operator Bryan Furnace puts the 580EV through its paces in a side-by-side comparison with the diesel 580 Super N.
November 22, 2024
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Wheel Loaders
Liebherr Begins Customer Testing on L 566 H Hydrogen Wheel Loader
This company says this is the next step in developing the “world’s first prototype large wheel loader with a hydrogen engine.”
November 12, 2024
Liebherr L 566 H hydrogen wheel loader loads a truck at a quarry
Pickups
Scout Pickup Back from the Grave; Reservations Open for Electric “Terra”
Two years after Volkswagen revealed a spinoff company would revive the Scout brand, the preproduction electric truck has been unveiled.
November 5, 2024
bluish gray Scout Terra pickup truck front sideview in desert
Pickups
Chevy's 2025 Electric Silverado Gets Longer Range, Lower Prices, More Trims
The new battery-powered Silverado gets Work Truck, LT and RST trims with estimated ranges from 390 to 492 miles, depending on configuration.
October 25, 2024
2025 dark blue 2025 Chevy Silverado EV on valley road wi snow-capped mountains background
Wheel Loaders
A Closer Look: Volvo's Largest Electric Wheel Loader, the 22-Ton L120
Take a walkaround tour of the new battery-powered loader with bucket capacity of 4.5 to 5 cubic yards and 38,667 pound-feet of breakout force.
October 24, 2024
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Dealers
Electric Equipment Manufacturer Hevi Seeks U.S. Dealers
The China-based OEM is targeting areas where battery-powered construction equipment can get tax breaks and other incentives.
October 21, 2024
a lineup of several hevi machines
Telehandlers
JLG Unveils "Ultra Compact" Electric E313 Telehandler
The battery-powered telehandler offers enough emissions-free power to lift up to 3,500 pounds to a maximum height of 13 feet 1 inch.
October 17, 2024
JLG E313 Electric Telehandler
Compact Excavators
Hitachi and Dimaag to Introduce 1.7-Ton Electric Excavator
Dimaag's swappable battery modules, thermal management system, inverters, motors, power electronics and software will be added to Hitachi's base machine.
October 17, 2024
Hitachi Dimaag 1.7-ton electric excavator
Compactors
Volvo CE Teases New Electric Compaction Equipment Prototypes (Video)
The DD15 Electric Asphalt Compactor and TC13 Trench Compactor are meant to complement Volvo's other electric machines and will be released before ConExpo 2026.
October 14, 2024
Volvo DD15 Electric Asphalt Compactor and TC13 Electric Trench Compactor
Wheel Loaders
Hevi Unleashes North America's Largest All-Electric Wheel Loader, the H65L
The 48,281-pound model delivers 9 hours of runtime, a 14,330-pound load capacity, a 5.5-cubic-yard bucket and 47,210 pound-feet of breakout force.
October 3, 2024
Hevi H65L Electric Wheel Loader
Battery electric
Liebherr Unveils its First Autonomous, Electric T 264 Dump Truck
The unveiling of the 240-metric-ton-payload hauler also included Liebherr’s new electric-drive excavator and plans for an electric dozer.
September 30, 2024
liebherr autonomous electric t264 dump truck at Minexpo
The Dirt
Why Biodiesel is a Quick, Easy Solution to Reducing Carbon
Biodiesel and renewable diesel can be used here and now to cut greenhouse gas emissions in construction – with no engine modification.
September 27, 2024
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Excavators
New-Generation Volvo EC230 Electric Gets Longer Battery Life, Updated Cab (Video)
The industry's largest electric excavator now boasts 7 to 8 hours of runtime and plenty of cab comforts and tech.
September 27, 2024
Volvo CE EC230 Electric Excavator
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