electric

John Deere first out of the gate with electric PTO

John Deere first out of the gate with electric PTO

Manufacturers of implements have long wanted to replace belts and shafts with electric motors powered from a socket on the...

March 4, 2022
JCB unveils 4 new fully electric machines

JCB unveils 4 new fully electric machines

JCB has unveiled its new range of fully-electric products in a virtual launch at its headquarters in Rocester, Staffordshire. Four zero-emission...

November 19, 2020
Milestone: Where have precision drills and electric metering come from?

Milestone: Where have precision drills and electric metering come from?

Kverneland is celebrating 25 years of involvement with electric seed metering this year. The company claims that it’s “an achievement...

November 7, 2018
Watch: Volvo’s 100% electric mini-digger in action

Watch: Volvo’s 100% electric mini-digger in action

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), best known among the farming fraternity for its wheeled loading shovels, has unveiled a 100%...

May 23, 2017
Don’t forget to charge your phone…and your diet feeder

Don’t forget to charge your phone…and your diet feeder

Supertino, a manufacturer based in northern Italy, is testing its newly-developed 100% electric-powered, self-propelled diet feeder. Fitted with a 100kW electric...

March 27, 2017
SIMA 2017: Electric hedgecutter sparks plenty of interest

SIMA 2017: Electric hedgecutter sparks plenty of interest

New at the SIMA agricultural show this week was an electric-drive hedgecutter from Rousseau. Alas, it has arrived too late for Irish contractors...

March 2, 2017