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2019
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US plant maker Caterpillar has teamed with Dutch distributor Pon Equipment to develop a 26-ton electric excavator with a 300kWh battery pack. Caterpillar says it is the largest electric excavator ever built.The company already delivered a prototype to Veidekke, Norway’s largest contractor, which plans to use eight of them.The machine is a Caterpillar 323F Z-line model fitted with a 3.4 ton battery pack, which can store around five times as much energy as a medium-range Tesla 3. Veidekke says it can work for between five and seven hours before requiring a recharge. Erik Sollerud, chief executive of Pon Equipment, said:“Our mechanics have been rebuilding, adapting and testing for over a year together with specialists from Caterpillar. Among other things, the engine and d...