Nicoll did say Caterpillar has been collecting the thoughts of users and already has made several modifications to the D7E to keep it user friendly. The users said that would help with the public image of big machines. The comments from customers included urging that Caterpillar find a way to denote on the machines that they are a hybrid. And it's 30 percent more fuel efficient." in Hoffman Estates, said he parked the larger, more powerful Caterpillar D8 bulldozer while testing the D7E and has found the new machine "is more than keeping up, pound for pound. in Mansfield, La., whose company has been running the machine 24 hours a day and has topped 1,600 hours of operation with no problems.ĭan Plote, owner of Plote Construction Inc. Those sentiments were echoed by Dale Hill, director of mine operations for Dolet Hills Lignite Co. The company mostly uses the D7E for building, reclamation and cleanup work in oil fields. "We're very excited about the power it has, the visibility from the cab, the maneuverability - all of it," said Curtis Valencia of Crossfire Construction LLC in Colorado.
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It expects the machine to reach full production by the middle of 2010, said David Nicoll, commercial manager of tractor products in the company's Earthmoving Division.Ĭustomers on hand who have been using the machines - including one company with more than 1,600 hours on the machine - lauded the D7E as reliable, comfortable and more efficient while still capable of delivering the power they need for different applications. While there are many test D7E tractors running today - including 18 of them placed with customers to get feedback - Caterpillar will begin production in October at its track-type tractor plants in East Peoria. The electric drive tractors were first introduced to the public during ConExpo 2008 in Las Vegas more than a year ago. The launch came at Caterpillar's demonstration center in Edwards, with trade media and several of its biggest customers on hand to see demonstrations of that power.Ĭaterpillar said the D7E, a product 10 years in the making, is the first tractor in the world with an electric drive system.
The company Tuesday officially launched its line of Diesel-electric hybrid bulldozers - the D7E - that it says will improve fuel efficiency 30 percent or more while not skimping on the power its customers expect from Caterpillar equipment. Except these won't be vehicles you'll see on the highway. is getting into the hybrid vehicle business.
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