Electricity-generating tractors are coming
Who are the frontrunners in developing electric-based systems?
John Deere is leading the pack. It has now moved on from its ground-breaking 7430E and 7530E tractors of 2008 by announcing that a new electricity-generating tractor will go on sale this year in the form of its 6210RE model (pictured above, right).
Belarus , meanwhile, impressed everyone back in 2009 with its 295hp tractor that generated 175kW of DC power, however details of how that project is progressing are unclear.
Same Deutz-Fahr is the latest tractor maker to join the front-runners. It is working alongside German gearbox builder ZF - which supplies 70% of SDF's transmissions - to include a ZF Terra+ flywheel-mounted electric generator on its new 224hp Agrotron TTV 630.
The Agrotron provides two 400v AC sockets and one 230v AC socket, as well as 24v and 12v DC supplies. Capable of providing 50kW (68hp) of continuous power, the machine is currently undergoing testing.
Rigitrac's EWD 120 diesel-electric tractor is probably still the most radical example of the genre. Developed in partnership with the Technical University of Dresden, the tractor's 120hp Deutz engine is able to provide 85kW (115hp), which powers four wheel motors in the tractor's hubs and is capable of 65kph.
Mercedes-Benz says E-Class hybrid makes cool cars greener - Autoblog
• Impressive driving experience thanks to start/stop function, regenerative braking, boost effect, purely electric motoring and “sailing” functionMercedes-Benz is opening a new chapter in its brand’s core segment and at the same time setting new standards for luxury-class business vehicles: the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID, available as a Saloon and Estate, impresses with new record values when it comes to efficiency. It boasts exemplary consumption levels (4.2 l/100 km1) as well as impressive performance: the 4-cylinder diesel engine of the E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID has 150 kW (204 hp) and 500 Nm. Combined with an electric motor producing 20 kW and 250 Nm, this results in a coherent overall concept. The E 300 BlueTEC HYBRID is the most economical luxury- class vehicle in the world.
The V6 petrol engine in the E 400 HYBRID produces 225 kW (306 hp) and 370 Nm, and is also supplemented by a further 20 kW and 250 Nm from the electric motor. The consumption figures based on the American CAFE standard are: City 24 mpg, Highway 31 mpg, Combined 27 mpg.
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