Electric tractor

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.

Kubota LXe electric tractor

Advantages

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]

Manufacturers

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]

See also

• Climate-smart agriculture
• Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

References

1. Brackney, Susan (2021-09-02). "Electric Tractors Are The Future Of Farming". Hobby Farms. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
2. Gaines, Tharran (2021-11-28). "An electric tractor may be in your future". Successful Farming. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
3. Weisbrod, Katelyn (2022-07-13). "A New Project in Rural Oregon Is Letting Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science". Inside Climate News. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
4. Garvey, Scott (2021-02-10). "Development of Fendt's e100 electric tractor continues". Grainews. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
5. Doll, Scooter (2022-08-09). "Foxconn to manufacture electric tractors for Monarch at newly acquired Lordstown facility". Electrek. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
6. Szymkowski, Sean (2020-01-29). "Autonomous, electric tractor could be the future face of smart farming". CNET. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
7. "T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor | New Holland". T4 Electric Power - All-Electric Utility Tractor | New Holland. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
8. "New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 | New Holland UK". New Holland showcases T4 Electric Power at Agritechnica 2023 | New Holland UK. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
9. "Case IH's new all-electric Farmall tractor". Successful Farming. Retrieved 2024-09-02.

External links

• EV Album - Gallery with photos and details of almost every electric tractor and mower.