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A glimpse into the future with XCMG’s XDR80TE-AT. There is no cabin, these are for autonomous operation only. I saw the prototype at the factory a couple of months ago but wasn’t allowed to photograph it. The 80t capacity truck features battery swapping capability for continuous use.
The video is here with a glimpse of the battery swap system at 2.20
https://youtu.be/O_Fn0nc7_aA
These 240t diesel dump trucks have been running autonomously for a couple of years in Mongolia. There are 31 of them in the fleet, the clear advantages are safety and productivity.
Our first battery swap concrete mixer is ready to ship. This one has the latest CATL battery that is 300kg lighter and can now accept dual gun charging (under an 1 hour to 100%) where battery swapping is not available.
Two robotic battery swap stations now open to the public for trucks on the Chengdu to Chongqing highway.
XCMG continues to dominate heavy electric truck sales in China with 19% market share for the first quarter of 2023.
Our E400 tippers will now have the ability to charge EV equipment left on construction sites like the XE35U-E excavator.
A video of Green Gorilla’s XC968EV pushing waste in Drury.
https://youtu.be/PcY-21zIemo
Introducing the XC975EV 23t wheel loader with a 4.3m3 bucket. The massive 423 kWh LFP battery pack will give a full day of normal loading.
Another XC958 ready to ship to New Zealand, this one has a longer boom and L5 tyres.
An 8.5 tonne CPCD85 forklift ready to deliver to Akarana Timbers, Hamilton yard. This one has factory fitted scales as well as full width fork positioning
Delivery day for a CPCD30RT 3t 4WD forklift for John Ryall of Hansen Timber
The same model 4WD forklift off to Whanganui for Bullock Group
An XE100W scissor and trailer delivered to Mr Boaz from Shelving Depot
A couple more tracked scissors off to repeat customers McHale Hire or Shed Boss in Taupo.
An AMP26 mast lift being picked up by repeat customer Greg Rush from Stage Mechanics
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We attended the Con-Ex show in Las Vegas last week. The star of the XCMG stand was the battery electric XGE105 with 67t capacity. This model will soon offer a robotic battery swapping option for continuous use.
The brochure is here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hnl40nuwrrj19tr/XGE105.pdf?dl=0
The 6×6 diesel powered XGA76 dump truck now has super wide rear tyres. The 44t capacity rigid is much cheaper to own and operate than an ADT.
The latest 12t and 16t single drum rollers were shown with padfoot shells and tractor tyres.
The GR2605T grader was displayed with the extra blade for snow handling.
The most “out there” offering from the other manufacturers was this autonomous electric concept loader from Volvo. The design inspiration came from a children’s Lego competition.
Back in New Zealand the Ghella Abergeldie JV E700 tippers are now out working on Watercare’s Central Interceptor project.
Milk-E taking part in the recent Auckland Pride parade.
The first two XC918EV loaders have arrived in New Zealand. After viewing all the competitors electric loaders at Con-Expo it was pleasing to see how far ahead of the pack XCMG remain.
You drive these most of the time with accelerator only as the regeneration is very strong. Here is a video at our workshop, not using the brakes.
https://youtu.be/8j2_23zryFQ
Our first waste guarded XC968EV with it’s 6cbm bucket and solid tyres ready for delivery to Green Gorilla.
A video of waterproofing testing of the XC968EV in the washbay at the factory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFXvznpwsUI
Liming Zheng has joined Etrucks as a lead electric truck technician after many years as an auto electrician in New Zealand. Mr Lee has a strong background in lithium battery technology. He can be contacted on 022 6728179 or lee@etrucks.co.nz
Introducing Guoqiang (George) Zheng our new Parts Manager at Landex and Etrucks. George can be contacted on 0220 371544 or parts@emach.co.nz or parts @etrucks.co.nz
XCMG’s all new landfill and roading compactor. The fully hydrostatic 36t machine feature twin joystick controls and a 352kW Weichai. There are plans to develop this model as a swappable battery EV
A self leveling lithium battery X10 crawler boom being delivered to EZ Step
An XE60ED mini on it’s way south to Wanna Hire Ltd.
Sanderson Group taking delivery of their AMP26 mast lift in Hamilton
An XE80CT heading south for Tekapo Building
Sahil Prabhakar from Sunshine Homes taking delivery of their XE80CTOR
In an exact repeat of our first ever Mantall sale this XE100W is heading south to join RS Wilson Contractors in Gore.
Follis Enterprises XC958 looking the part on it’s ag tyres.
XCMG’s new generation lithium battery electric forklifts have an exceptional turning circle.
The fully electric XC6-2506E telehandler with exhibition paint
If you are into really heavy lifting how about the 35t rated XC998 stone carrier?
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Last week I made my first trip back to China and XCMG after a three year break due to the Covid pandemic. Innovation and growth have continued at XCMG unabated.
The green ones are heavy duty with 70t GVM for steel mills etc.
This is the first E400 and has been built in RHD for New Zealand. It features an integrated single speed drive axle and 127kWh battery for over 200km duration.
The battery swap station for New Zealand is nearly completed. It is completely robotic and designed to work unmanned. Swap time will be around 5 minutes.
I test drove the prototype 12t XC938EV loader which has a 180kWh battery for 5 to 8 hours run time. This render shows the final design for New Zealand.
The diesel electric XC9150 was also at the test ground. The loader is rated at 15 tonne lift and has joystick steering. It is driven by four hub motors
This inward goods bay at the loader factory used to hold diesel engines. Now a good proportion stores CATL lithium batteries.
XCMGs electric excavators are now available with either fixed or swapable batteries. The swap system allows the excavators to be used more or less continuously and in remote locations, perhaps even in forestry.
The battery electric XE60E has just been released for testing
Tethered electric excavators are available in various sizes, seen here at 60 tonne.
We have a special on these 15 tonne GR1805 graders. Powered by a Cummins engine they are available at $184,000 + GST ex Auckland.
The electric port equipment was on display. Both the reach stacker and empty container handler will soon have swapable batteries for continuous use.
They reach stackers can be fitted with this rotating head to allow rapid emptying of 20 foot open top containers
A video of the rotator unloading a container is here:
https://youtu.be/Z4j3jocDRhU
Some port equipment in stock
XCMG will open a new, largely robotic factory for access equipment in August. This will allow them to treble output. The diesel scissor lifts look very good.
Of much interest to New Zealand are these steel tracked crawler booms with 25m working height.
Back in New Zealand Gavin Shoebridge seen discussing with our GM Jamie Ryan during a battery swap video for Ecotricity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIh_iaxm3cc
Phoenix Metalman’s E700 6×4 made the cover of Trucks and Driver.
The video is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XdoOMLjwbQ
Mike Irvine from Controlled Building Services picking up his XE80N and trailer package.
An XE120W heading to Canterbury for Pegasus Bay
Another Red Dot design award for XCMG, this time for the streamlined XS125 single drum roller. This machine will be on XCMG’s stand at Con Ex in Las Vegas in mid march. Let me know if you are also attending the show.
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Back into it for 2023 and plenty of work on for Landex and Etrucks.
Our three E700 8×4 bulk tippers on delivery day to Ghella Abergeldie – JV for Watercare’s Central Interceptor project.
XCMG has signed a 1000 unit order for the hydrogen FCEV version of our E700 tractors. The first 100 have rolled out the gate already.
A video of XCMG’s 16t fully electric forklift the XCF1612E is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKXSipx9BwU
The XCMG fully electric ECH now has battery swapping capability. This unit in Qingdao offers 3-4 hours hard work per battery with each battery swap taking around 6 minutes.
After several shipping delays the first two XC918EV’s should be in New Zealand by the end of February.
A bit of a professional challenge for Loadrite fitting perhaps the first ever scales to an EV loader. All solved now and the XC968EV is weighing accurately.
XCMG have launched two more tethered electric material handlers with rising cabins, the XE230EM and the XE500EM. We have pricing available for NZ compliant models.
Shantui have released their fully electric 26t dozer the DE26X2, now in testing in China
Introducing the European spec XC968E wheel loader powered by a 298hp Cummins L9 tier V engine. The 21.3t machine has a 3.5cbm bucket and retails at $317,000 + GST
Follis Enterprises XC958 now with wide tyres fitted for agriculture use now pushing silage in Canterbury.
An LW180KNZ delivered to Lyster Contracting in Masterton
Another of the same model delivered to Green Gorilla’s Huntly site.
Mike Levings picking up an XE60ED for Total yacht care in Pahia and Anothony Koenen taking delivery of his XE60ED for Handi Access
Steve Butterfield taking an XE80N and trailer south to Wellington for Burnsfield Engineering and Wenzel Meiring picking up the same package for RTR Painters
A time lapse video of the assembly XCA2600 all terrain crane with a long lattice boom for a wind farm installation in China. I assume to heavy too self deliver on local roads.
https://youtu.be/nFnS2vabE8I
The crawler version with the same lift capacity working in another wind farm.
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Wishing you Merry Christmas and a Happy 2023 from the team at Landex and Etrucks®
Thanks to everyone who came to visit us at the Fieldays.
The PM didn’t make it to our stand but did make the time to view Milk-E
Mainfreight also displayed their E700 tractor.
Our first fully electric 20t wheel loader is up and running at BHQ’s Logan Pt Quarry in Dunedin.
A couple of short videos are here, you can turn the volume up;
https://youtu.be/C4DaL1srzLs
https://youtu.be/el5ymHSBiC4
We have had an excellent year in 2022 supplying innovative solutions to a wide range of clients in a variety of industries.
We expect 2023 to be even better with these projects already underway:
New Zealand’s first robotic battery swap station for trucks;
A three truck fleet of electric bulk tippers in operation in Auckland;
Delivery of our first fully electric concrete mixer truck;
Fully electric hook trucks and container swing lifters arriving in New Zealand;
Supplying fully electric contractors packages as below.
For those interested, the latest EECA contestable funding round includes zero emissions off highway machines for the first time.
Details are here.
http:// https://www.eeca.govt.nz/co-funding/transport-emission-reduction/low-emission-transport-fund/round-7-demonstration-of-vehicles-technology-and-off-road/
Perhaps a fully electric 90t tipper or a reach stacker?
Also to be released in 2023 the 46t capacity 6×6 diesel dumper on wide tyres
We hope you enjoy these newsletters and we look forward to helping with your machinery solutions for 2023.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday break with family and friends
