Electric tractor explained

Electric tractors are tractors powered by electric vehicle batteries (sometimes called Battery Electric Tractors or BET), or in the case of plug-ins, by an electric power cable.

Advantages

Electric tractors offer several advantages over diesel tractors. An electric motor needs less maintenance than a diesel motor, which has hundreds of moving parts.It Is Powered by Household Electricity or any Electricity can offer cost savings over diesel fuel. Greenhouse gas emissions, estimated at 53 tons per year for a typical diesel tractor, are drastically reduced.

Manufacturers

Electric tractors are manufactured by a German company, Fendt, and by US companies, Solectrac and Monarch Tractor.[1] [2] [3] [4]

John Deere's protoype electric tractor is a plug-in, powered by an electrical cable.[5]

Kubota is prototyping an autonomous electric tractor.[6]

New Holland launched their T4 Electric Power Tractor, first showcased in 2023.[7] [8]

CaseIH announced their Farmall Utility 75C electric tractor.[9]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gaines . Tharran . 2021-11-28 . An electric tractor may be in your future . 2022-07-23 . Successful Farming . en.
  2. Web site: Weisbrod . Katelyn . 2022-07-13 . A New Project in Rural Oregon Is Letting Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science . 2022-07-23 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Garvey . Scott . 2021-02-10 . Development of Fendt’s e100 electric tractor continues . 2022-07-24 . Grainews . en.
  4. Web site: Doll . Scooter . 2022-08-09 . Foxconn to manufacture electric tractors for Monarch at newly acquired Lordstown facility . 2022-08-10 . Electrek . en-US.
  5. Web site: Brackney . Susan . 2021-09-02 . Electric Tractors Are The Future Of Farming . 2022-07-23 . Hobby Farms . en-US.
  6. Web site: Szymkowski . Sean . 2020-01-29 . Autonomous, electric tractor could be the future face of smart farming . 2022-07-23 . CNET . en.
  7. Web site: T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor New Holland . 2024-09-02 . T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor New Holland . en-US.
  8. Web site: New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 New Holland UK . 2024-09-02 . New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 New Holland UK . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Case IH’s new all-electric Farmall tractor . 2024-09-02 . Successful Farming . en.

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