E-quipment highlight: SANY SY375E packs a SWAPPABLE 550 kWh battery
E-quipment highlight: SANY SY375E packs a SWAPPABLE 550 kWh battery

Chinese multinational equipment brand SANY says its new, SY375E electric excavator will redefine heavy-duty performance and job site sustainability with its impressive range of capabilities – but one item leaps off the spec sheet: the massive, swappabl…

Sennebogen shows off electric, autonomous material handler
Sennebogen shows off electric, autonomous material handler

German equipment brand Sennebogen recently demonstrated a semi-autonomous material handling solution that combines an electric wheeled excavator, mobile battery, and a mobile shredder to improve throughput and efficiency in European recycling plants.

E-quipment highlight: Milwaukee brings big electric power to any job site
E-quipment highlight: Milwaukee brings big electric power to any job site

Every job site needs to power to do work. Cordless hand tool brand Milwaukee knows that better than most, which is why the Big Red Truck is about to roll out with not one but two new products ready to bring big electric power to any job site.

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With 100 JCB e-machines on-hand, this UK rental fleet makes it EZ to go EV
With 100 JCB e-machines on-hand, this UK rental fleet makes it EZ to go EV

An equipment rental company in the UK is making it easier than ever for construction and groundskeeping crews to test out electric equipment options by adding more than 100 electric machines from JCB to its Leicestershire rental fleet.

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This fleet is going electric, and sharing their real-world results (and savings) online
This fleet is going electric, and sharing their real-world results (and savings) online

We write a lot about fleet studies proving out the value of electric vehicles in the real world, but almost never hear from commercial fleets who are making the switch first hand – but one small fleet is doing just that, sharing their experience on Red…

THEY TOOK R JOBS: new DroneDog robot security guard gets to work
THEY TOOK R JOBS: new DroneDog robot security guard gets to work

Humanoid robots are supposed to be the biggest thing in the history of anything, but despite real progress elsewhere, they’re still perpetually two years away. The quadrupeds? They’ve proven to be a little bit closer to prime time – and Boston Dynamics…

Hot and ready: Mercedes is taking orders for its new eArocs 400 vocational truck
Hot and ready: Mercedes is taking orders for its new eArocs 400 vocational truck

First shown at last year’s Bauma construction expo, the all-new Mercedes-Benz eActros promised great range, awesome performance, and massive payload capacities from its new, HD vocational electric semi truck. Now, the company is ready to take orders.

Sunward launches full range of extended range electric drill rigs [video]
Sunward launches full range of extended range electric drill rigs [video]

Last week, Chinese heavy equipment brand Sunward unveiled unveiled a new class of rotary drilling rigs that combine electric drive and actuation with onboard range-extending generators – bringing smooth, low-vibration performance to projects just about…

It begins: electric articulated haul trucks reach series production [video]
It begins: electric articulated haul trucks reach series production [video]

In a move that Volvo is calling a world’s first, the company has begun regular production of its new A30 and A40 Electric model articulated haul trucks – making the first time electric articulated haulers of this size have moved from a pilot stage into…

Electric, diesel, or CNG? MOOG tech lets you pick all of the above, on just ONE machine!
Electric, diesel, or CNG? MOOG tech lets you pick all of the above, on just ONE machine!

On today’s supremely clever episode of Quick Charge, we talk with engineers from MOOG about diesel, natural gas, and battery power – and how the ability to use any or all of the above on a single machine can help fleets decarbonize at lower cost, and w…