The first all-electric compact loader commercialized
January 7, 2022
At the 2022 CES, Bobcat introduced the world’s first commercial all-electric compact track loader. Here’s a quick look.
At the 2022 CES, Bobcat introduced the world’s first commercial all-electric compact track loader. Here’s a quick look.
What’s your guess – how much will the battery requirement increase relative to passenger cars if we electrify the heavy-duty sector? Taking the US as an example, we navigate this question.
This publication by Micah Ziegler and Jessika Trancik from MIT explores the correlation of the decline in price with improved technology (Moore’s Law), cumulative production (Wright’s Law), annual production (Goddard’s Law) and R&D activity as measured via patent filings.
The EU has published the “Fit for 55” proposal which will require 55% reduction in tailpipe CO2 by the end of the decade. The Biden administration will also revise the SAFE standards and has announced a 50% electrification target by 2030 (including plug-in hybrids). Here is a look at the implications for powertrain scenarios based on the CO2 targets alone.
If you have not heard of the term “Environmental Justice” or “EJ” as it is abbreviated, then it’s time to read up. Policy makers have to pay close attention to this topic in the quest for a rapid transition to greener energy and mobility.