A new player in electric construction equipment, Hevi Equipment, has come forth with large battery-powered machines, including the world’s largest electric wheel loader on the market.
The company also claims to have built its two loaders and wheeled excavator with a simple design that not only achieves the same performance as comparative diesel machines but at the same price.
How does it do this?
Hevi CEO Raymond Wang comes on The Dirt to answer that question and more, including the future of battery technology for construction equipment.
Hevi, owned by Chinese transmission and drivetrain manufacturer Greenland Technologies, entered the market in 2022 with three products: the 6-ton GEL-1800 and 20-ton GEL-5000 wheel loaders and the 9-ton GEX-8000 wheeled excavator. It claims 9 hours of operation time per charge.
Benefits, along with lower fuel and maintenance costs, include no pollution or vibration, and quiet idle, enabling operators to talk to those around them without yelling.
So to learn more about these new electric loaders and excavator and what’s in store for contractors switching to electric equipment, check out the latest episode of The Dirt.
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In This Episode:
- 00:00 – Hevi Electric Construction Equipment
- 00:38 – What Does Hevi Sell?
- 01:18 – How Much Does Hevi Equipment Cost?
- 02:54 – What Is the Runtime and Charge Time of Hevi Equipment?
- 04:31 – Does Hevi Equipment Offer More Power Than Diesel Equipment?
- 08:54 – Operator Safety and Health
- 11:35 – Warning Sounds for Electric Equipment
- 13:56 – Operator Feedback
- 16:03 – How Easy is it to Repair a Hevi Machine?
- 18:23 – The Future of Battery Technology
- 20:51 – Startup Time
- 21:27 – Idling
- 23:22 – Cold Weather Performance
- 25:28 – How to Maintain a Hevi Machine
- 27:21 – Final Thoughts
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