Caterpillar’s new Cat D6 XE dozer is fitted with an innovative Electric Drive power train that converts power from the diesel engine to electricity to drive the machine – this video gives an overview of how it works. It does away with the need for gears, delivering what Caterpillar says is the most efficient way to put power to the ground, with unprecedented fuel efficiency and ease of operation.
Inside the new Cat Electric Drive power train
By Tom Stone
Tom Stone
Tom Stone is Editor of the iVT brand – which includes digital and print editions of a quarterly magazine and the Advanced Lift-truck supplement, as well as ivtinternational.com, which is updated daily. Tom has met and interviewed some of the world's leading industrial vehicle OEM presidents, CEOs and MDs, and takes great pride in cementing iVT's place as the leading forum for debate within the industry, a reputation that his been built up over the brand's 25-year history.
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