The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Fully Electric Powered, Hydraulic Assisted, Compact Track Loaders

This 50% complete project, with $2.99M total funding, aims to electrify Compact Track Loaders via Hybrid Hydraulic-Electric Architecture (HHEA). The objective is to reduce electricity usage by 40% and GHG footprint by 80%, leveraging off-the-shelf components. Simulations predict 31.78% to 42.50% overall energy savings, extending a 75kWh battery’s life by up to 74%. A fast-switching valve prototype has demonstrated over 90% recapture of compressibility losses for efficient pressure rail switching.