The Battery Isn’t the Bottleneck: Why Hydraulics Are Blocking Heavy Equipment Electrification
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The episode discusses the inefficiencies of hydraulic systems in heavy machinery and their impact on electrification efforts.
Get in touch - leave me a message Heavy machinery can waste three quarters of the energy fed into it. The battery may not be the real electrification bottleneck. In this episode, I speak with Hiten Sonpal, CEO of Rise Robotics, about a neglected part of the energy transition: the hydraulic systems inside construction, mining, and port machinery. You’ll hear why conventional hydraulics are only around 25% efficient, how that forces manufacturers to install larger batteries, and why electric he...
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