Truck & Off-Highway Engineering - October 2024 - 24

ORIGINAL
EQUIPMENT
Case launches 'industry first' electric backhoe loader
Case Construction Equipment launched
its first electric vehicle (EV) products
last year - the CX15EV mini excavator
and the SL22EV small articulated loader
- and the company has more in store
for 2024, starting with the commercial
release of the industry's first purposebuilt
electric backhoe loader. After
years of design and development, the
new 580EV retains the dimensional
loading and digging specifications and
delivers the same breakout forces as
the four-wheel-drive, 97-hp (72-kW)
580SN diesel model.
Case first debuted its Project Zeus
electric backhoe concept at CONEXPO
in 2020 (www.sae.org/news/2020/03/
conexpo---case-580-ev-backhoe), but
the production 580EV is a vastly different
machine than what was on display
in Las Vegas.
" We updated the look and upped
the performance class from the 580N
EP model that we used for Zeus to
match our more popular and more
powerful 580SN model, " Brad Stemper,
North American product management
lead at Case, said in August at the virtual
launch event for the 580EV. " But
instead of just simply retrofitting a diesel-powered
machine, we considered
everything that might impact energy
The purpose-built 580EV electric backhoe loader retains the dimensional loading and digging
specifications and delivers the same breakout forces as the 580SN diesel model.
efficiency. Throughout the validation
process, we continued to refine systems
across the unit to optimize efficiency
without sacrificing anything for
lift, anything for digging and any driving
performance. "
Customer feedback informed decisions
to optimize various aspects of the
new production EV, according to
Stemper, including matching the power
and performance of its diesel counterpart
as well as enhancing thermal management
and operator controls. The
580EV includes features such as pushbutton
start, an 8-inch color touchscreen
display, more efficient heating
and air-conditioning, and adjustable
four-corner, multicolored LED strobe
lights that include an " always-on " feature
for low-light conditions.
" Electrification also comes with some
performance opportunities that internal
combustion engines simply cannot
match, such as instantaneous torque response
and peak torque at any rpm. That
means no waiting for a diesel engine to
ramp up to meet load demands and essentially
no wasted energy when the machine
is not at work, " Stemper said.
" Designing this machine from day one as
a purpose-built EV instead of a retrofit
has enabled a slew of practical innovations
that will positively change the mindset
for teams considering EV equipment. "
The 580EV backhoe loader is available
Level 2 J1772 " automotive " charging allows a fully depleted battery to be charged to 100% in
about 7.5 hours.
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through Case's dealer network across
North America. The company says two
additional EV machines will be commercially
available soon - the CX25EV
2.5-metric-ton mini excavator and the
CL36EV 3.6-metric-ton compact wheel
loader. The new equipment will increase
Case's EV lineup to five models.
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