Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has launched its 2.5-ton battery electric compact excavator, the ECR25, in South Korea, with with further roll out planned for China, Japan and Singapore.
The Volvo ECR25 electric excavator has already proved a success in Europe and North America since it was unveiled in 2019, due to its ability to match power and performance with zero emissions, near silence and a much more comfortable work environment for operators. Korea was chosen as the first market for Asia due to its adoption of new technologies and innovative ways of working as well as its quick response to building an electric charging infrastructure.
The introduction to the Asia market represents the next step in Volvo CE’s ambition to move its range of compact excavators and wheel loaders to electric, stopping entirely new diesel engine-based development of these models. As such, the market can expect more electric compact equipment to be introduced in the future.
The ECR25 Electric excavator comes with an integrated on-board charger allowing customers to charge from 0 to 80% in under six hours. With an optional fast off-board charger (380V-420V three phase), it takes one hour to charge from 0 to 80%.
Jaetack Lim, head of market-Korea at Volvo CE Region Asia, says: “Increasingly, authorities are recognizing the need to work more sustainably and embrace new technologies that will allow us to tackle our global climate change crisis with equipment that provides less noise, fewer vibrations and no exhaust fumes. We are proud to be leading the charge by being the first major manufacturer to offer electric solutions to a region that is so significant to the global construction equipment market.”