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Tractor powered by electricity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electric tractors are tractors powered by electric vehicle batteries (sometimes called Battery Electric Tractors or BET), or in the case of plug-ins, by an electric power cable.
Electric tractors offer several advantages over diesel tractors. An electric motor needs less maintenance than a diesel motor, which has hundreds of moving parts.It Is Powered by Household Electricity or any Electricity can offer cost savings over diesel fuel. Greenhouse gas emissions, estimated at 53 tons per year for a typical diesel tractor, are drastically reduced.[1]
Electric tractors are manufactured by a German company, Fendt, and by US companies, Solectrac and Monarch Tractor.[2][3][4][5]
John Deere's protoype electric tractor is a plug-in, powered by an electrical cable.[1]
Kubota is prototyping an autonomous electric tractor.[6]
New Holland launched their T4 Electric Power Tractor, first showcased in 2023.[7][8]
CaseIH announced their Farmall Utility 75C electric tractor.[9]
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