Mecalac to launch range of electric equipment at Bauma

11 Aug 2022 CW Team

Mecalac plans to unveil a full set of medium-sized electric equipment for the urban construction site at Bauma 2022. The new equipment trio consists of the 11-tonne e12 excavator, the 1.3-cubic-yard es1000 swing loader and the 6-tonne eD6 site dumper.

Mecalac will also roll out its new battery-charging system called M-Power at the show October 24-28 in Munich, Germany. Mecalac designed the products to provide a zero-emission, low-noise solution for the urban construction site.

With these complementary products, all earthmoving operations (digging, loading and transporting) can now be carried out with emission-free machines on a scale never before achieved.

Mecalac eD6 electric site dumper light gray graphicMecalac teases to electric eD6 site dumper ahead of Bauma unveiling. The company said it sought to go beyond the compact size in developing electric equipment to meet a need for medium-sized machines on urban jobsites. It also worked to extend the runtime of the battery-powered equipment.

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