Bobcat Unveils All-electric T7X Compact Track Loader
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At the Consumer Electronics Show Bobcat and its parent company Doosan are showcasing a future vision for pushing and lifting power on its line of compact track loaders.
The all-electric T7X compact track loader delivers more power while eliminating hydraulics and emissions.
The new machine is based on a similar frame of the T76 loader, and as Justin Odegaard, Acceleration manager at Bobcat, explains, most of the machines specs are similar.
“Customers are amazed how a quieter machine can give more power and operate at a much lower overall cost,” Odegaard says. “We review early concepts with customers and throughout the product development process. From an overall power standpoint, this new loader can push more, lift more and tilt more at the proper settings. This machine really shines on power, and through software we can tone it down so it’s similar to the diesel and gets longer battery life.”
From the company, here’s what sets apart the new Bobcat T7X compact track loader:
- fully-electric
- zero emissions, reduced sound levels, limited vibrations
- lower daily operating costs
- electric actuators and motors use only one quart of eco-friendly coolant compared to 57 gallons of fluid in its diesel/hydraulic equivalent machine
- 62KW lithium-ion battery developed with technology partner Green Machine Equipment, Inc.
- intelligent power management system supports worksite daily operations and automatically backs off power when not needed to preserve energy use
- telematics providing two-way communication to monitor machine performance
Odegaard says its operating cost is 10% of its diesel counterpart, which offsets the higher purchase price.
The new machines will be first available this summer via a contract with Sunbelt Rentals for the rental market.
Because of its power system, the new T7X requires all-new specialty designed attachments. At launch, the focus is on buckets, push tools and lift tools. But Odegaard says more farm-specific tools are on the horizon with grapples and buckets in development.
Behind this product introduction was the company's desire to bring forward environmentally focused innovations as well as deliver the performance customers are demanding.
"It's about how can we be better stewards of the world—and that’s the drive of a customer standpoint to have a lower carbon footprint machine," he says.
Also at CES, the company introduced a battery powered excavator, which features at least three new technologies, all of which will be rolled out in the next year.
