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.

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.

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.

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 ...