Electric tractors are in their infancy, but manufacturers are taking a serious look at them. They face some impediments, acceptance not the least among them.

Electric tractors have their roots in Northern California, an agriculture- and tech-heavy region. Sonoma County-based Solectrac launched the first model in 2017 and, despite a slow start—the company ...

The Monarch is the latest, but the tractor is more than just an electric workhorse. Powered by a 55-kilowatt-hour battery, the vehicle can be operated by a driver or autonomously, with tasks ...

Monarch of Livermore introduced its electric, driver-optional farm tractors on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Cal-OSHA is still reviewing them.

For light duty work like done with a compact tractor an electric powertrain can and does work. Orchard use, milk barns, yard work, etc. They can serve the need.

Ron Khosla, a small-scale organic farmer in New York state has converted an Allis Chalmers G to electric and told me “Our electric ‘G’ is absolutely the most important tractor on the farm.

The electric vehicle market has transformed from focusing on sedans to a market that now is tackling trucks, vans and long-range semis. Could tractors be next? Ideanomics Entry: Small cap company ...

Electric tractors are limited in size and are used largely on small-acreage operations. Massive, large-field units would be untenable, according to Heckeroth. “The size of the battery pack you ...