XCMG had their largest ever display at Bauma in Munich last week. A short video of the stand is here: https://youtu.be/YlstsBmxCR4 The fully electric excavators the XE27U-E and the XE35U-E were on display. The 4300kg XE35U-E has a 70kWh battery giving 8 hours run time...
New truck releases at IAA Transport in Hanover were overwhelmingly new energy options, mostly battery EV, but also from gases of various types. The Benz GenH2 was pushing the boundaries the furthest with 880hp powered by fuel cells from liquid hydrogen stored on truck...
Battery swapping is now underway everyday in Penrose for various customers. Some comments from Tony, the driver of the Phoenix Metalman semi: “ The Etruck is awesome to drive, very smooth and quiet. The battery swap process takes only 5 minutes once the truck is in...
Fonterra have launched their E700 Milk-E, New Zealand's first electric milk tanker. At 46t gross, this is the largest on highway BEV in New Zealand. Their first promo video is here. https://youtu.be/J0kfDG9tJxs Fonterra kindly loaned us Milk-E to exhibit at the Eroads...
The first battery swapping E700 4x2 built for the European market. A walk around is here: https://youtube.com/shorts/56E43cux9j4? Fully electric concrete mixer trucks leaving the factory in Xuzhou. A short video is here: https://youtu.be/ppkITLX2-XI XCMG have retained...
We can now offer the fully electric E400 as a 12t GVM 4x2 cab chassis. This will be our first electric truck with an integrated axle, no transmission or prop shaft. XCMG will use this cabin.
We have developed a battery swap attachment head in association with Monocrane. It is now up and running on our gantry in Penrose. The process takes around 5 minutes from the truck pulling up, to driving off again. The video is here: https://youtu.be/jrFT1XTmkKc
Great graphics on Firth’s new fully electric concrete truck, soon to be built with a Schwing Tech mixer. Schwing is fully owned by XCMG.
Impressions of the E700 6x4 in an Ecotricity video by Gavin Shoebridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rEbr-8tPoc