Hitachi Helps Build a Better Stockholm

The ZE135 electric excavator, developed in a joint venture between Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) and KTEG, has taken centre stage on the first leg of a unique European tour, headlined "Powering the Future". The 14-tonne zero-emission machine was joined by two smaller electric models, the Hitachi ZX85-6EB and ZX55U-6EB, in a test held under cold climatic conditions on a significant infrastructure project in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

The power for the machines was supplied by a 300kVA/422kWh battery charging unit that has been developed by HCME in collaboration with Alfen NV, the Dutch supplier of mobile energy storage systems, and Japanese trading company ITOCHU. Having signed a memorandum in October 2023, Hitachi Construction Machinery is working with its two partners to achieve zero emissions on European construction sites.

When contractor Bäckströms was asked by Delvator, the country's Hitachi dealer, to participate in a project featuring three new electric excavators, the CEO Jerry Magnusson's response was immediate: “We were incredibly happy and grateful, with three main reasons why we agreed to cooperate so quickly. Firstly, the City of Stockholm will implement a low emission zone in part of the city centre, where many of our machines work at the end of this year. The second reason is that we aim to stay ahead of our customers' requirements and satisfy them before they ask for a different solution. And finally, our group has set sustainable goals and indicated how these will be met and the test is an important part of this programme."

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