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AGCO plans at the end of 2021 to commercialize an electric tractor with 75-kilowatt – 100 horsepower – power output. The tractor would be best-suited for use in orchards or for municipal operations.
Conventional interfaces on the Fendt E100 electric tractor are expected to allow most implements to be driven. Maximum torque is transferred from the first revolution, according to AGCO.
CNH Industrial’s Design Center displays a STEYR Konzept hybrid tractor concept at Agritechnica 2019. It features a modular hybrid-electric drive, a diesel engine, a generator and five individually controlled electric motors.
Electric tractors have been in development for quite a few years. But that process is now advancing in about six-month timeframes, says Chris Howell, vice-president of product management in Global Tractors at AGCO Corporation.
Chris Howell
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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