Would you buy an electric tractor?

[MossRoad]

Pretty much anything that's a repetitive task can be automated. Should it be automated is an entirely different question, as there's the whole return on investment process to consider, and wether it's recreational, personal, business related, things like that.

 

[MossRoad]

Well said sir.
The computer cannot think of what to do once the parameters have been exceeded or crossed in any way. ....

AI, Artificial Intelligence, will eventually be replaced by AGI, Artificial General Intelligence. It's not that far away.
Artificial general intelligence - Wikipedia

 

[dragoneggs]

AI, Artificial Intelligence, will eventually be replaced by AGI, Artificial General Intelligence. It's not that far away.
Artificial general intelligence - Wikipedia

My company is working hard to incorporate AR (Augmented Reality) in our product assembly/installs. Cool stuff.

 

[hdmyers]

Only if I needed a whole bunch of torque at zero rpm.

To add .... when you want infinite tq at zero rpm...
which is what every electrical motor offers

 

[hdmyers]

Nope. Not one iota of negative "effects" of burning carbon in Alabama. All positive.

Ethanol was a fool "do something, anything, even if it makes things worse we have to look like we are doing something" solution. Just like masks.

The science behind masks is indisputable GrumpKat, howeveri agree, Alabama should use more carbon for sure. ..Ethanol was lobby based and government on the take. Everything else about it was smoke and mirrors. Can't upset the corn famrers now..they are hooked on it as they destroy their land fueling the corn demand. It's a beauty, eh?

 

[lman]

Autonomous electric tractor would be great for businesses that want to reduce human costs. They work consistently and predictably and 24/7 when needed.

They would work 24/7 with a long charging cord.

 

[MossRoad]

They would work 24/7 with a long charging cord.

Nah, they'd monitor their charging condition and return to a charging station when needed. The other one's would keep working.

 

[m7060]

No. Not practical at this time.

 

[lman]

Nah, they'd monitor their charging condition and return to a charging station when needed. The other one's would keep working.

So they couldn't work 24/7.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/B...es ahead/Battery technology charges ahead.pdf

While this serious article it about 200 years old in Lithium Ion Battery technology years it does indicate one reason why most of us over 40 years of age may never buy an electric tractor.

The three most import things for electric tractor usage to gain traction are batteries, batteries and batteries.

While the article above is a serious article from a serious source the writers had not yet learned about the efforts of Elon Musk and his teams. The article date and the release of the Tesla Model S are the same. "Elon Time" was not yet a trade term outside of Tesla and SpaceX back in 2012.

This article was written for the big 3 and it seems like they bought it hook line and sinker as being the EV battery gospel. I expect most of us would have done the same in that era.

"researchers are developing cathode貌lectrolyte pairs that could increase cell voltage to 4.2 volts, from 3.6 volts by 2025" yet at the date of the article both Nissan and Tesla were shipping battery packs in cars with 4.2 volts per cell.

" the price of a complete automotive lithium ion battery pack could fall from $500 to $600 per kilowatt hour (kWh) today to about $200 per kWh by 2020 and to about $160 per kWh by 2025"

This research info may be the reason the big three decided to hold off on major EV development especially two were just climbing out of bankruptcy. Last month at Tesla Battery Day Elon Musk introduced their new in-house developed and manufactured 4680 lithium ion batteries that is to drive per kWh cost down to $50 while increasing range by 50%. The manufacturing technology is in its 3rd generation today and will be at the 6th or 7th generation when it rolls out in TX and Germany factories in 2-3 years.

Electric tractors will be cheaper than diesel tractors in the future. Electric tractors do not make much sense for us still buying our diesel in 5 gallon containers.

Most missed the last paragraph it seems.

"These, of course, are only early indicators
of possible market developments. But
given the path to substantially lower battery prices, which are now coming into
view, executives should be considering
bold actions to capitalize on one of
the biggest disruptions facing the transportation, power, and petroleum sectors over the next decade or more."