Our robotic battery swap station has arrived and is being commissioned at our Penrose site. Thanks to EECA for their support.
The swap function, just using a remote until we get the robot set up is here:
https://youtu.be/aV-v85ZVIRM
It will be available to deploy with your choice of XCMG battery swap trucks and equipment.
We now have permission to tow trailers with the first Windrose in New Zealand. You may have seen us out and about over the last few weeks.
A video heading south past Lake Taupo at 35t GCM
https://youtu.be/o7dwfl0PA_g
Climbing out of Taihape on a 5 degree slope in “Eco” mode at 58kph using 47% of the available power. Regeneration going down this slope was a steady 200kW at 80kph
https://youtu.be/sJ-9pMh6uvk
Our first XC975PHEV hybrid loader is exceeding expectations at work with Gareth White logging in the Kaiangoroa Forest. To date fuel burn has been under 7l per hour. The diesel loader it replaced was north of 20l per hour.
https://youtu.be/1qwf7yaA_8E
Handover day for Green Gorilla’s second XC968EV, this time at their GRP Rotowaro site.
Handover day of RFH’s XC975EV loader for RFH at Timberlands KPP.
All these XCMG EV loaders are a generation ahead of the competition with their “three-motor, no gearbox” transmission system that lowers power consumption by 11%, and eliminates gearbox maintenance.
The next waste guarded XC938EV for NZ nearly ready to ship.
A couple more LC9 tracked scissors going out to Matt Gibson Builders.
A delivery ceremony for some XC968EV wheel loaders to a steel mill in northern China. This brings their XCMG EV loader fleet to around 100 units.
Another XC968EV wheel loader delivery in China, this time in combination with some XE600EM, 60t tethered excavators.