Capital Equipment News May 2019

The ECR25 is fitted with lithium-ion batteries and one electric motor which powers the hydraulics in order to move the machine and the attachment.

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Volvo Construction Equipment used bauma 2019 to unveil its two fully-electric machines – the ECR25 excavator and L25 wheel loader – the first in its compact electric range to be commercially available

From mid-2020, Volvo CE will begin to launch its range of electric compact excavators (EC15 to EC27) and wheel loaders (L20 to L28), stopping new diesel engine-based development of these models

allow for eight hours of operation in the machine’s regular applications, including light infrastructure work, gardening, landscaping and agriculture. The L25 also incorporates two dedicated electric motors, one for the drivetrain and one for the hydraulics. Decoupling the subsystems has led to higher efficiency in both the systems and the entire machine. Both the ECR25 and L25 have onboard chargers that enable overnight charging via a regular household plug socket. A fast charging option, requiring more powerful grid access, will also be available. “The ECR25 and L25 are revolutionary machines that demonstrate Volvo CE’s commitment to future technology,” says Scott Young, director Electromobility and Automation. “As the machines are electric, no particulate matter, nitrogen oxide or carbon dioxide are released into

To make the ECR25 and L25 electric, the combustion engines have been replaced with lithium-ion batteries

Both the ECR25 and L25 have onboard chargers that enable overnight charging via a regular household plug socket

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