Electric Tractor

   / Electric Tractor #61  
I have an electric AUV, doesn't have anything to do with a tractor. But it's practical and available to the public.

People have used electric golf carts etc. for a long, long time...companies like Textron make state of the art electric vehicles (many for the military)...They are excellent for performing what they were designed for...

It's still all a matter of converting energy...you can only get so much work out of so much energy...

I really don't see battery technology improving enough before alternative technology advances (including microwave and fuel cell technologies)...are available and being applied...how many times will a farmer put up with having their tractor sitting in a half cut hay field way down on the lower 40 with dead batteries?

Sure there will be a market for some light duty SCUT type machines that run off batteries it's inevitable at this point...

looking into my crystal ball...I see a market for a line of "Get Home" mini-portable generator devices that are designed to connect to any electric vehicle (with dead batteries) and power it "back to the barn" so to speak...!
 
   / Electric Tractor #62  
I think Fendt have a very large tractor market in mind for this model, inner city maintenance work.

More and more contracts demands zero emissions equipment where it's possible.
 
   / Electric Tractor #63  
I'm catching on to where Drew and prof fate are going. Yes, it's us hobby farmers with CUTs and SCUTs that can best make use of electrics, and should be a targeted market. (successful Prius is neither 'beer-can car' or 'road boat') I'm betting that 25hp (Tier 'X' looms) to ~60hp (uber-versatile LUTs) is where the action will be.

I'm also betting that before anybody shames Kubota on this front they will become a major player (quality, value ... as long as they still serve our market .. they're getting into BIGger stuff now)

/, I'm sure that our ('legacy') diesels will be 'grandfathered' into acceptance for exurban use as long as we are still around, if the choice is a tougher one erelong. Oh, "I should live to be" a diesel expert. Anyway, I'm pushin' 70, and confident that diesels will be still around when I'm at room temperature. If hit & miss is still legit, so are we. :)
 

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