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- Kubota M9000 HDCC3 M9000 HDC
You meant the ones that self combust when parked?
Bankrupt EV bus-maker Proterra finds buyers for its business units was it Proterra? This was the big one that went bankrupt last year.You meant the ones that self combust when parked?
Yep. Solectrac is 100% owned by Ideanomics which is listed on NASDAQ.
They are not exactly thriving. The entire entity is only worth $12 million.
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Sort of like the electric vehicle business. Automakers were all gung ho on EV's and found out not that many people wanted them. The EV market is pretty saturated as it is and with BYD coming here with their much cheaper Chinese EV's, that should put the icing on the cake.
Said before, I'd by a hybrid but never a pure battery powered vehicle. Living up here in the north, a battery powered vehicle just don't work for me. Same with an electric tractor. That 'going green stuff' don't play with me and never will.
What I find arcane is, countries like China and India are building coal fired power plants and care less about emissions while we 'embrace' the green stuff and keep getting farther and farther behind.
I do believe that is one and the same.Bankrupt EV bus-maker Proterra finds buyers for its business units was it Proterra? This was the big one that went bankrupt last year.
I could see a niche market. SCUT for the 1 acre suburban lot. Gets 1-4 hours of light maintenance work per week. Especially for jurisdictions that mandate noise of fuel choices.Construction equipment being used inside buildings has a battery powered use case. I’m not convinced with outdoor uses, and any tractor uses.