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"A Dutch company that makes fully electric autonomous tractors is setting its
sights on the Australian market, with plans to offer its emissions-free farm
machinery Down Under as early as the middle of 2026.
EOX Tractors director and owner Hilbrand Kuiken told
The Land this week that
he will come to Australia later this month, to pitch the technology to local
farmers ahead of a pilot project next year.
The company’s commercial director, Carl Schwarz, will attend the 2025 National
Renewables in Agriculture Conference, which is this year being held in the
central Victorian city of Bendigo, as part of a new session announced just last
week.
Conference founder and organiser Karin Stark says Kuiken, who believes all
tractors will be emissions free 20 years from now, is also keen to hear from
farmers attending the conference about what’s needed to make electric tractors
work Australian farms.
EOX Tractors, which is headquartered in the Dutch eastern City of Arnhem, has
reinvigorated the tractor design by optimising each component with
electrification in mind.
The EOX 175-200 horsepower tractors include four 30kW hub driven motors, one
hydraulic motor and two power-take-off motors which are all powered by a
central 150kWh battery. Its modular design also allows for the attachment of an
additional battery pack for extended range.
Unlike conventional tractors, independent steering allows the tractor to crab
steer and also turn upon its own axis, which both lend themselves to a high
degree of manoeuvrability.
The all-electric tractors also have the ability to extend both front and rear
axles, which can increase from 2.25m in length to 3.2m, allowing for improved
weight distribution and greater ease of transport.
Alongside the battery-powered version, the company also produces tractors
powered by a hydrogen fuel cell."
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