|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future Of Tractor Power: Diesel-Electric Hybrids (Oct 18, 2012) |
You are viewing archived news/content. For more recent news or commentary please visit our farm news page.
Farm equipment manufacturers continue to look at electricity as a way to power tractors and other farm vehicles. These diesel-electric hybrids still use the traditional diesel engine to generate power. But electric motors work in place of a standard transmission to transfer power to the ground.
Marlin Onnen with the John Deere Product Engineering Center and author of the article "Coming soon: Electric tractors" published in Resource magazine, cites four state-of-the-art electrified platforms being used today. These include the John Deere 7030 Series E-Premium tractors, the AGCO RoGator E sprayer, the Belarus Tractor International 3023 tractor, and the Rauch EDR fertilizer spreader. Preliminary testing of the vehicles has shown a fuel savings as high as 25% over traditional diesel-powered vehicles. | | Click here to see more... |
|
Additional related content...click below to see more :
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright © 1995-2013 Farms.com, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.