The hard truth about electric construction machines
09 March 2026
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The technology is ready, but the market is not. abcg consultant Robert Droogleever examines the barriers preventing electric construction machines from reaching scale – and what it will take to move from promise to progress.
The construction industry has never lacked ambition, but when it comes to electrification, ambition is still outpacing reality. Battery-electric machines have now been on the market for over a decade, yet adoption remains marginal.
The technology works, the prototypes are proven and the environmental case well-rehearsed – and yet…
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