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Opinion: Electric vehicles still don't add up for rural workloads

Electric power undoubtedly has a place in agriculture, but we need to stop pretending it currently provides a practical replacement for diesel across every rural workload.

James Huyton
Machinery and 51AVÊÓÆµTechnology Specialist
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Opinion: Electric vehicles still don't add up for rural workloads

On-farm, the sums can work, small electric wheeled loaders operating predictable hours around a stockyard, with access to on-site renewable electricity and overnight charging can present a credible case....

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