Electric drive systems offer simplicity, but using traditional engineering avoids need to conduct a complete redesign
The New Holland T4 electric power tractor is essentially a traditional tractor with its diesel engine replaced by batteries and an electric motor. Instead of having an electric drive engine mounted on each drive wheel or track, New Holland’s all electric offering uses the same transmission and final drive system of a traditional tractor. The […] Read moreTag Archives electric vehicles
Axed driver station eases tractor production
Tractors with an operators’ station and an internal combustion engine are far more complicated to produce and maintain compared to autonomous, electric tractors. This makes the barrier to entry much lower for companies that want to produce autonomous tractors, and this will put pressure on mainline equipment manufacturers in the coming years. Tom Boe is […] Read more
Electric tractors ready for Ohio rollout next year
The new machine is autonomous, so users can show it a job such as spraying or mowing and it will copy that task
Monarch Tractor has scaled up production of its autonomous electric tractor, which will soon roll out of the Foxconn plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Mark Schwager, president and co-founder of Monarch Tractor, said the facility provided Foxconn a great opportunity because it wanted to get into EV manufacturing in North America. Taiwan-based Foxconn is the world’s […] Read more
Rise of electric cars does not have to be the end of ethanol
One of modern agriculture’s most beloved offspring, ethanol, received a sharp reprimand Feb. 13 from Iowa’s largest newspaper, the Des Moines Register. In an editorial titled “Ethanol has been a boon for Iowa’s economy. But it’s time to pivot and figure out what’s next,” The Register chided Iowa Republicans and Democrats for supporting ethanol-pushing programs […] Read more
GM to chase Ford, Rivian with electric Silverado pickup
Fully electric trucks are capturing the imagination, if not market-share, but auto-makers see potential
DETROIT, Mich. (Reuters) — General Motors Co.’s US$35 billion electric vehicle strategy will face its biggest test in 2023 when it launches an electric version of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup with a six-figure price tag, more than a year after rivals Ford Motor Co., and Rivian Automotive. GM chief executive officer Mary Barra on Jan. […] Read more
