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Our first ever (and perhaps the first ever) electric truck for Fiji is ready to ship to ZAR Logistics. The E400 has an Elite curtain sider with standout graphics
A shout out to Blackhead Quarries for sending out their XC968EV to clear a slip during the recent bad weather in Dunedin. Perhaps the first civil defence response using EV equipment in New Zealand? Thanks to TV One for the pic.
A number of our customers will travel to the Bauma Shanghai exhibition, November 26th to 29th. With visa free entry for New Zealanders it is now much easier to visit the worlds third largest machinery exhibition. Let me know if you would like to meet on the XCMG stand.
The Windrose demo truck is now doing the rounds in Australia, seen here driving Melbourne to Sydney. Today it is running Sydney to Canberra (return) with a trailer. The demo unit will arrive in New Zealand in December.
Testing in Denmark, this 34m combination achieved 590km at 64t gross without top up charging. Denmark is pretty flat, but still a nice result with that many axles.
A short video is here.
https://youtu.be/RkYYtoeLD40
An in depth video (14 minutes) by Clean Trucking featuring Windrose advisor Jason Roycht explaining the design choices used on the E1400
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrSoQl8tLuw
The Windrose at a public charging facility with 400kW input on each side.
I was back at Qingling last week viewing their fuel cell trucks. These are part of a 70 unit order for Tianjin
Plenty of ultralight EVM100s in stock including one on snow tyres for Canada.
We can also offer these 15t cab chassis with electric drive (this one is diesel)
Also available in 4WD if you prefer.
I was invited to go for a ride in an L4 autonomous semi with a 40′ trailer. Feet off the pedals, hands on your knees, and off you go on public roads.
A short video of a turn is here
https://youtu.be/eZlNdsmUzIw
Etrucks also displayed at the EMobility Summit in Auckland in October.
Its time to move on our 2018 E300 demo truck. Complete with a 95kWh battery and under 1000km on the clock, $45,000 + GST ex Penrose.
Delivery day of Mainfert’s new XC948 in Timaru
Stephen Parkinson of Freightsafe in Epsom picking up an XCMG mini tracked scissor lift.
An XE80N on tandem trailer heading out to Aotea National Leasing in Christchurch
We can now offer the top tethered XE215EM material handler.
On a larger scale XCMGs 100t class port material handler is now available.
The video is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx9uHV3zogA
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I was in Hefei recently for some more Windrose testing. We used 109kWh of battery to travel 104km on the test track at a steady 80kph loaded to 49t gross. That is 1.05kWh/km, which indicates a duration of 624km with 10% battery remaining. Very impressive.
Yep we were loaded, not that you noticed much with 1400hp available. The truck on the right is the demo unit on it’s way to New Zealand.
Windrose will exhibit at IAA in Hannover, hall 12, stand B71. Etrucks® will be on site on the 19th and the 20th of September. Let me know if you would like to meet at the stand to check out the truck, or book a test drive.
Customer tests are also continuing including a Shanghai to Nanjing round trip for Rittal
A video of a previous test with Kerry Logistics.
https://youtu.be/T1k2628fAFA
Our revamped website is up and running. Quite a few new products are listed.
https://etrucks.co.nz/
We managed to get the Landex and Etrucks® team together, not so easy with so much going on .
Handover day for Isaac Construction’s XC968EV wheel loader at their state of the art asphalt plant in Christchurch.
16% of all wheel loaders sold in China in July were electric. Electric wheel loaders are expected to exceed diesel wheel loader sales as soon as 2027.
And charging up the loader out on site with Isaac’s dual gun 200kWh battery trailer charger.
Gavin Shoebridge’s Ecotricity video chatting with Noel De Bruin about the charging trailer, the XCMG electric digger and E400 is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPj34hVIngk
Handover day for Bullocks Concrete and Gravel XC968EV loader, at their aggregates facility in Bulls.
There are now 50 units of this model that have clocked over 20,000 hours.
For grid limited sites we can now offer the 22.5t XCMG XC975 PHEV wheel loader. You can save 30% in diesel use compared to a conventional loader, even more if you have the ability to charge it often.
A video of it in electric drive mode is here.
https://youtu.be/rkvWrcCW2lc
XCMG/Schwing have reduced the weight of the E700 8×4 mixer truck by a remarkable 3,300kg. They are now only 12,000kg ready to go with a 6cbm electric drive bowl.
The rubber suspension and the electric mixer bowl drive.
A video of 100 or so units lined up in the stock yard.
https://youtu.be/VBSl7qwKnXs
Some more highway testing, this time a hydrogen fuel cell truck in Chongqing last week.
Farizon has now delivered 300,000 new energy commercial vehicles powered by batteries, methanol or hydrogen. Unfortunately the G3 pictured, won’t be offered in RHD for a few years.
The 700kWh battery in the 35t XC9108EV, currently the largest battery electric wheel loader available to order from XCMG.
A video of the XC9108EV is here
https://youtu.be/Qxbd2cTtiuk
A line up of XCMGs EV equipment at a recent exhibition.
Our two latest TF1300 mini telehandlers have arrived and are ready to deliver to the Kennedy Family in Auckland, and Andrew Walters in Fielding
A Mantall XE120W heading out to Jetflight Air Services in Auckland.
Congratulations to XCMG on the roll out of their solar arrays across their factories in Xuzhou. This is one of the buildings at the road machinery factory.
23% of XCMGs total energy use now comes from solar and 26% of their revenue from the renewables sector
I guess it’s a backhoe with a turntable? Conventional backhoes are quite good loaders but not so great as a digger, this one is the other way around.
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Applications are now open for round 14 of the Low Emission Transport Fund. A great opportunity to receive up to 50% funding for innovative uses of zero emissions trucks and equipment, on and off highway.
The link is here:
https://www.eeca.govt.nz/co-funding-and-support/products/letf-vehicles-technology-off-road-and-marine/
It’s nice to see Leach and Co’s XC968EV loader at the Southern Landfill as the picture on the announcement page. Contact us for details of our range of on and off highway EVs to meet your use case.
Our 200kWh charging trailers have arrived, seen here charging an excavator and loader at the same time. These trailers are the key to getting the most out of your EV machines at any grid limited site.
They can also be used as a virtually silent and emission free generator via a range of AC outlets.
Come and see the trailer charging a range of EV trucks at Eroads Fleet day at Mystery Creek next Wednesday the 7th of August.
Windrose are now testing with AP Moller/Maersk and Kerry Logistics in China. The demonstration unit for New Zealand will arrive in early October.
The drivers will love the center line cabin, as well as the 1400hp available….
Kerry Logistics recently ran from Jinan to Nanjing, and achieved 677km at 49t
We have ordered our first EVM100 “ultralight” class one truck. Featuring a 100kWh CATL centerline battery and 140kW Bosch integrated drive axle they have a remarkably low tare weight of 2350kg. The low weight means durations of over 250km are easily achieved.
A concept drawing of a proposed ultralight EV 6m3 concrete mixer truck. The tare is a remarkable 12,000kg, more or less the same as a diesel equivalent.
XCMGs latest 3t EV skid steer with a 38kWh battery for 6 hour run time.
The XE270E is now available for export with dual gun CCS2 charging.
Grant McKay of McKay Projects in Tauriko picking up his LC10 tracked scissor.
A couple of XE80Ns heading south to Petone Engineering. We can now offer 24 months parts and labour warranty on all Mantall products.
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Etrucks® are delighted to announce we are now the New Zealand dealers for the Windrose E1400 long range BEVs. These very slippery semi tractors achieve a range of 670km at 49 tonne. That means the Auckland to Wellington run is possible with minimal on highway charging, perhaps none at all.
The 729kWh battery can accept either MCS or dual gun CCS2 charging. Either system can add 400km range in 35 minutes. The peak power is 1400hp, with over 900hp being continuously available from the two integrated drive axles.
A demonstration unit will be shipped to New Zealand in September for comprehensive testing. The center-line cabin offers a unique driving experience
Our 12t GVM E400s have arrived in New Zealand. We can now offer fully electric contractors packages with metro tippers, excavators and wheel loaders.
We will exhibit the E400 and the Farizon H9E at Eroads Fleet Day at Mystery Creek on August 7th.
XCMG has now ticked past 25,000 heavy EV trucks (over 30t GCM) sold, and should achieve 10,000 units this year. A drive by of one of the charging areas on a typical day at the factory.
https://youtu.be/jKXTat16gYc
Another couple of XC968EV loaders heading out, this one to Isaac Construction in Christchurch. XCMG are now building 500 electric loaders a month.
This one is off to Bullock Group in Whanganui and is their second EV loader
Thanks to everyone who stopped by at our stand at the Fieldays.
A 6cbm high dump bucket heading to Christchurch for Canterbury Woodchip
Treena Myles of Aswefa taking delivery of a Landex X10 tracked boom.
A couple of our latest LC8 tracked scissors off to Plant and Food Research for use in Nelson and Alexandra
Mark Haimes of Haimes building picking up another Mantall XE60ED for his Taupo based fleet.
An XE60ED Mini heading out to repeat Mantall customers Trafco Hire in Christchurch.
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Come and see us at the Fieldays® , June 12th to 15th at Mystery Creek. We will be on our usual site D24 near the South Entry. We will have a full display of electric and diesel machines this year, of course with some Fieldays® specials.
On display this year our first electric log loader, kindly on loan from Rotorua Forest Haulage.
We will also bring our refrigerated Farizon H9E. Farizon are the number one selling small electric trucks in the world, with over 1600 units delivered in April.
Our latest E700 delivery will be on site in Hilton Haulage colours. This will be the first 50t GCW on highway BEV in the South island.
We will also display our site office trailer, complete with 3kW Dometic AC.
This will be our main Fieldays® special this year.
Normally $50k incl GST, best offer over $35k takes it home, send in your offers.
The Mantall XE80CTOR tracked scissor, normally $35,500 + GST
Fieldays® special $30,000 + GST, two available.
The Landex X10 tracked boom, $57,000 + GST new,
one available with 14 hours use at $45,000 + GST
Our smaller EV equipment will also be on display.
Delivery days for our first two XC938EVs. The first one seen here with the team at Dricon in Tuakau.
The next up was an XC938EV to Bullocks Group in Whanganui. Your XC968EV will be on its way soon guys.
The clear advantages of EV loaders is seeing whole fleets go electric in China.
If you are looking for a larger EV loader the 35t XC9108EV is now available. The 700kWh battery allows a massive 501kW peak available power. Run time is offered at 8-10 hours for normal work. The loader can accept four gun charging so around one hour back to full charge.
An XC948NZ will be at the Fieldays® , before heading out to repeat XCMG customers Te Teko Weighbridge for use in their fertilizer distribution center.
Another Landex X12 tracked boom heading out to repeat customer Ben Tian.
A nice shot from the recent XCMG customer week with an electric XC968EV loader and XE215E electric excavator loading an E700 electric tipper.
The road machinery division also displayed their BEV line up.
Some 100t electric dump trucks ready to ship to Africa.
Some XCMG dozers set up to work in dusty conditions.
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Our first 12t XC938EV wheel loaders have arrived.
Very tidy layout with the reversing camera integrated in the main display.
Also our first loader with a “bucket shake” button on the joystick.
https://youtu.be/39qPfgacY14
Our Farizon H9E battery electric refrigerated truck is now registered on highway at 5990kg GVM to allow it to be driven on a car drivers license.
Call us to arrange a demonstration.
A short video of the halo function on the 12″ info screen.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c8A9hQKtsb4
A render of the production version of the battery swapping 21t excavator due for release in early 2025.
We have an interesting triple gun charger available ex stock. Your choice of 43kW Type 2 AC, 60kW CCS2 and 60kW CHAdeMO, $28,700 + GST
The first XC975 PHEV hybrid loader at the factory. The small 130kW diesel starts automatically when the battery SOC falls to 20%. Fuel savings are around 30% on a conventional loader, and even more if you charge it often.
A short video of it operating on battery only is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpzbDx0O0xw
XCMG’s hydrogen fuel cell loader is now in production. It does look a bit strange but you have to put the gas cylinders somewhere.
We can now quote the 55t XC9150 diesel electric loader. These can also be fully electric with a 1080kWh battery.
The 180 tonne operating weight XC9350 wheel loader with it’s 18m3 bucket at the factory. This one is diesel electric and could be developed as fully battery electric in 2025.
A couple of our XC938 wheel loaders and an FD35 forklift up and running for Apia Concrete Products in Samoa
A sunny day in Papamoa for delivery of an LC12 tracked scissor into kiwifruit shelter work for Robert Thode.
The latest XGA76 6×6 dump truck. These are 44t rated with a 450hp Weichai and full auto transmission.
