Etrucks are delighted to announce we are now the distributors of Zeron electric trucks for New Zealand and Australia. We will start with their 1060hp prime mover with its chassis mounted 600kWh CATL battery.
You can order now for delivery in early 2027 for NZD280,000 + GST after LEHVF and in Australia for AUD345,000 + GST
Zerons feature the industries best oil cooled e-axles with 94.3% efficiency from battery to tyre. Ours will have disc brakes and come standard with the PTO.
The Matrix e-axles feature intelligent management with sequential shifting (one axle then the other) and one axle can disconnect completely when not required.
The Zeron has exceptional ground clearance for an electric prime mover. The tare weight is 11.3t and GCM 54t. In China several are running at 80t plus.
I did a days duration testing in Xiangyang. Running at 49t gross we achieved 410km at metro speeds and 335km at highway speeds with 15% SOC remaining in each case.
The Zeron features four gun charging for a combined 1,200A to achieve a charging rate of 20% to 80% in 37 minutes.
For those with an eye to the future Zeron have the most production ready autonomous highway truck I have seen. They will have 100 trucks running without drivers in China this year and 1000 units in 2027.
While out highway testing we came across this hydrogen FCEV, the first one I have seen in the wild in China. An impressive hydrogen station with one lane for 35MPa and a second lane for 70MPa
Hydrogen FCEV trucks are fairly rare in China, the latest sales data is below.
Our new website for Emach is now live https://emach.co.nz/
We had a senior Deepway team in NZ a couple of weeks ago looking to optimize their trucks for NZ. We might be on the right track when the biggest two complaints are “the heater could be better and how about a radio”
Foodstuffs NI’s Deepway rolling into their Palmerston North depot:
https://youtu.be/9Lkz8-R5fCU
Our first XC948EV is now on the water to New Zealand this week. This one will be fitted with an Ensign clamp.
These six 20t and 23t loaders have run a combined 17,200 hours in New Zealand so far using 406,000kWh. That works out at 23.6kWh/h, at say 25c/kWh, or $6.60 per operating hour.
The latest XCMG product guide is here. The Dropbox document is 32Mb and you do need to download it to view it clearly
https://tinyurl.com/XCMG-2026-
Our first Etrucks branded dual gun 300kW charger with cable management has arrived. Normally $73,600 + GST, if you purchase 2 x Zerons, Deepways or Windroses together, we can supply one for $23,600 + GST
Our first Shantui 23t waste compactor is also completed for New Zealand.
Another scissor lift shipment through the shop, all heading out to work this week.
XCMG have released their BEV 4t, 18m telehandler with a 105kWh battery
XCMG have also released the largest BEV excavator in the world, the 70t XE700EV featuring a 1.2MWh battery
XCMG’s factory assembled forestry excavators and harvesters built for the North American market are available in 29t and 40t versions.
The Dropbox brochure is here: https://tinyurl.com/
