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LOOK AT THIS THING.
Tell me this is not the wildest thing you've ever seen in terms of earthmoving vehicles.
Looks like a combination between a jet ski and a excavator.
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The World's Cutest Micro Excavator Is Going Electric Thanks To Honda's Swappable Batteries
Honda and Komatsu have started collaborating to make the world’s cutest construction equipment with the electric PC 01E, an electrified micro excavator. The best part is this tiny Komatsu will run on the same swappable batteries that Honda plans to power its electric motorcycles, the Mobile Power Pack (MPP.)
Honda says that Komatsu’s PC01 is already the world’s smallest riding excavator, but they forgot to say it’s the most charming, with its own little plow mounted forward on its treads. The micro shovel has been around for years without the use of electrification, and you can see it in action below:
The PC01E adds the MPP and a Honda electric motor to the rear end of the PC01 to make the excavator that much friendlier and efficient on-site, as Honda describes:
Honda and Komatsu imagine a world where you can ride your EV scooter or motorcycle home, and do some yard work on your electric excavator sharing batteries, or MPPs. This is straight out of a Ghibli film.
Of course, the main use for these machines will be commercial projects and on construction sites rather than for private individuals, but we can dream.
The companies say they’re planning to use Honda’s electric power source and batteries on larger excavators later this year, after the release of the PC01E in its home market of Japan, per Honda:
Tell me this is not the wildest thing you've ever seen in terms of earthmoving vehicles.
Looks like a combination between a jet ski and a excavator.
Fair use cited so on and so forth.
The World's Cutest Micro Excavator Is Going Electric Thanks To Honda's Swappable Batteries
This Komatsu micro shovel could swap batteries with your Honda scooter
jalopnik.com
The World's Cutest Micro Excavator Is Going Electric Thanks To Honda's Swappable Batteries
Honda and Komatsu have started collaborating to make the world’s cutest construction equipment with the electric PC 01E, an electrified micro excavator. The best part is this tiny Komatsu will run on the same swappable batteries that Honda plans to power its electric motorcycles, the Mobile Power Pack (MPP.)
Honda says that Komatsu’s PC01 is already the world’s smallest riding excavator, but they forgot to say it’s the most charming, with its own little plow mounted forward on its treads. The micro shovel has been around for years without the use of electrification, and you can see it in action below:
The PC01E adds the MPP and a Honda electric motor to the rear end of the PC01 to make the excavator that much friendlier and efficient on-site, as Honda describes:
Honda and Komatsu imagine a world where you can ride your EV scooter or motorcycle home, and do some yard work on your electric excavator sharing batteries, or MPPs. This is straight out of a Ghibli film.
Of course, the main use for these machines will be commercial projects and on construction sites rather than for private individuals, but we can dream.
The companies say they’re planning to use Honda’s electric power source and batteries on larger excavators later this year, after the release of the PC01E in its home market of Japan, per Honda:
The MPP that Honda developed has proven to be a versatile power source, and its development could yield even cooler machines now that company has signed onto a consortium with rival motorcycle makers. This micro excavator is just another of the great ideas to come from the electrification of Honda’s two-wheelers.
