Using electricity to propel vehicles and power equipment work systems is not new. The majority of cars on U.S. highways in the early 1900s were battery powered and far outnumbered those using gas or ...

OEMs in the electric drive industry must consider what battery size is needed as early as possible in the design process to avoid costly customizations or alterations. This compilation of frequently ...

Electrification of equipment is not new, as the industry has seen decades of electric technology in mining, as well as the hybrid diesel-electric dozers, wheel loaders, excavators, and MEWPs on job ...

As electric compact wheel loaders (CWLs) begin hitting the market, those who are not early adopters understandably have questions. Do these CWLs have the same power as their diesel equivalents? Will ...

One of the trends I saw at APEC 2013 this year was a move away from full –blown DSP/high level processor control to a “keep it simple” state-machine, less powerful, but lower power control solution ...