Discussion Forum 4
In the next 20 years, it’s possible that all the backhoes, excavators, dozers, graders, and other heavy equipment we use on construction sites will move away from diesel engines to all-electric. For years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been enacting stricter emissions standards for nonroad diesel engines like those used in construction. Read the following references and discuss the listed questions in your post.
The purpose of this online discussion is for us to get to better understand the future advancement of the construction equipment. Begin by clicking on the button below, labeled “Add a new discussion topic.” Enter your name on the Subject line. To get full credit for this discussion, you have to create at least one discussion topic addressing all questions and reply to at least one of your classmates’ discussion topic.
References:
Cummins and Hyundai made an all-electric excavator as heavy machinery goes electric
Electric dreams: Will heavy construction equipment go all-electric?
Are off-highway equipment and heavy-duty trucks going all-electric soon?
Hybrid drives for construction equipment
An Electrifying Week in the Heavy Equipment Markets
Harnessing momentum for electrification in heavy machinery and equipment
Five innovations powering the construction equipment of the future
Questions:
Discuss how do you see the construction equipment will be advanced in the future, is the hybrid or electrical construction equipment the trend or the right direction to go.
Discuss what will be the opportunities and challenges on the way to electrifying construction heavy equipment.