In late February, Deere invited the Western Producer to a vineyard in California to see and operate three battery electric prototype tractors and find out more about its entire electrification project.
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John Deere displays its electric future
An inside look at John Deere’s prototype electric tractor lineup
Dutch electric tractor now available
Glacier FarmMedia – A new electric tractor is available in North America aimed at horticulture, greenhouse and livestock operations where noise and diesel fumes are an issue. Knegt, a Dutch company, makes diesel utility tractors and uses the same base for an electric retrofit, says Marty Philippi, president of MAP Agri, an importing and exporting […] Read more
Battery electric tractors need specialty tires
As the number of available battery electric production tractors grows, other manufacturers modify their products to more closely meet the needs of that new technology. That includes tire manufacturers. BKT has a relatively new line of tires designed specifically for use on battery electric vehicle (BEV) tractors. The tires will display the brand’s “E-Ready” logo […] Read more
Case IH electric tractor ready for release
The Farmall 75C electric tractor has automation features and a run time of around four hours, depending on the workload
A few agricultural equipment manufacturers have recently shown battery electric-powered implements as concepts or prototypes, but the CNH brands New Holland and Case IH are the first majors to unveil production-ready tractors: the New Holland T4 Electric and Case IH Farmall 75C Electric. Jeff Akel, global product manager for Case IH, said the company expects […] Read more
