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North America is still slow to adopt electric construction equipment, but the global market is not waiting for a perfect use case. Wheel loaders, compact machines, quarries, and controlled jobsites are showing where battery power actually makes sense.
The new ZX135-7EB is a 13-tonne electric excavator with dual-mode power. Meanwhile, Itochu is raising its stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery to 33.4%, with eyes on North America.
New analysis projects the global mining equipment sector will reach $194.2 billion by 2033, driven by battery-electric vehicles growing at double the rate of diesel and autonomous systems becoming standard across operations.