Electric tractor
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
[edit ]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.[1]
Manufacturers
[edit ]Electric tractors are manufactured by a German company, Fendt, and by US companies, Solectrac and Monarch Tractor.[2] [3] [4] [5]
John Deere's protoype electric tractor is a plug-in, powered by an electrical cable.[1]
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
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b Brackney, Susan (2021年09月02日). "Electric Tractors Are The Future Of Farming". Hobby Farms. Retrieved 2022年07月23日.
- ^ Gaines, Tharran (2021年11月28日). "An electric tractor may be in your future". Successful Farming. Retrieved 2022年07月23日.
- ^ Weisbrod, Katelyn (2022年07月13日). "A New Project in Rural Oregon Is Letting Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science". Inside Climate News . Retrieved 2022年07月23日.
- ^ Garvey, Scott (2021年02月10日). "Development of Fendt's e100 electric tractor continues". Grainews. Retrieved 2022年07月24日.
- ^ Doll, Scooter (2022年08月09日). "Foxconn to manufacture electric tractors for Monarch at newly acquired Lordstown facility". Electrek. Retrieved 2022年08月10日.
- ^ Szymkowski, Sean (2020年01月29日). "Autonomous, electric tractor could be the future face of smart farming". CNET. Retrieved 2022年07月23日.
- ^ "T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor | New Holland". T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor | New Holland. Retrieved 2024年09月02日.
- ^ "New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 | New Holland UK". New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 | New Holland UK. Retrieved 2024年09月02日.
- ^ "Case IH's new all-electric Farmall tractor". Successful Farming. Retrieved 2024年09月02日.
