A Belgium-based company is expected to launch its first battery-electric mini excavator. Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe is likely to launch the HX19e excavator between April 7-13 in Munich, ...

Gradall Industries showed it electrified concept EL41H4 highway speed wheeled excavator during Conexpo 2023. Powered by Volvo Penta’s electric driveline, the electric excavator is based on the company ...

This massive Liebherr electric excavator reached a major operational milestone earlier this month when it moved its one millionth tonne of dirt. And now, its buyers want more! That’s right, gang – ...

Who says electric powertrains are just for cars? Netherlands-based Pon Equipment converted a Caterpillar excavator to battery power. The company hopes this one-off project will serve as a template for ...

Volvo Construction Equipment is kicking off a series of testing programs in North America with its mid-size EC230 Electric excavator and partner WM (formerly known as Waste Management). The 23-ton ...

Personal vehicles aren’t the only kind going electric — we’ve already reported on all-electric planes, garbage trucks, and even cargo ships. We can now add one more type of vehicle to the list: ...

After trundling out electric heavy machinery at a test quarry in 2018, Volvo has now sold its first all-electric construction industry vehicle in France. The compact electric excavator has been ...

Pon Equipment from Norway, with support from Caterpillar, has developed an interesting conversion of a 28-ton Cat 323 Hydraulic Excavator to an all-electric Cat 323F Z-line. This huge excavator ...

Electric-powered equipment has been adjacent to construction for some time. Electric machines are a common sight in mining, while indoor loading and material-handling equipment have long relied on ...

Battery-powered hand tools now own the fix-it market. Yard equipment has its cell sights set on suburbia. Farm country, however, requires a much higher threshold of reliability. That isn’t slowing ...

Coastal Waste & Recycling is using an electric excavator and an electric Class 8 truck in South Florida. The waste management company, based in Boca Raton, will use the machines as a test case for how ...