electric construction equipment

Electrifying Construction Equipment — Volvo CE Deep Dive

1 year ago Zachary Shahan 2 Comments

We write and talk a lot here on CleanTechnica about the electric vehicle revolution, but we often focus on passenger EVs — cars and trucks normal consumers buy. There’s a whole world of heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial electric vehicles that get a bit less attention, but this market is growing. We recently interview Dr. Ray Gallant, Vice President of Sustainability and Productivity Services at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), as well as Volvo CE’s Tora Leifland, Head of Public Affairs, and Daniel Black, Product Manager, to further dive into this world in a three-part podcast series.

World’s First: Zero Emission Electric Construction Site

5 years ago Jo Borras 0 Comments

Even in cities like Oslo, Norway, which is typically thought of as progressive and “green” here in the ‘States, more than 20% of the total CO2 emissions comes from heavy-duty construction equipment. That’s a huge number, and you can bet that older, less regulated machines in other major cities are even worse. That fact has motivated the authorities in Oslo to enact laws that say all new, public buildings must be built with “fossil-free” construction machinery.

CASE 580 EV | Project Zeus Promises Quieter Job Sites

5 years ago Jo Borras 0 Comments

CASE is calling its new machine “Project Zeus,” and it’s the industry’s first electric backhoe loader. And, according to CASE, it offers levels of power and performance that are equivalent to similarly sized, diesel-engined backhoes in the market while producing zero “tailpipe” emissions. Even better: it does all that at a fraction of the operating costs of the ICE options.