Kubota : Introduces Electric Mini Excavator in Europe
December 17, 2023 at 11:04 pm
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Kubota Introduces Electric Mini Excavator in Europe
December 18, 2023
KUBOTA Corporation
Kubota Corporation (Head Office: Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan; President and Representative Director: Yuichi Kitao; hereinafter "the Company") established Kubota Rice Industry (Hawaii) Inc. (hereinafter "Kubota Hawaii"), a Japanese-rice importing, milling and sales company, on Oahu in Hawaii, the United States. By locally milling brown rice imported from Japan and providing it for customers, Kubota Hawaii will convey the appeal of fresh and tasty Japanese rice and contribute to increasing the export of Japanese rice.
KX038-4e
1. Development Background and Product Features
Kubota advocates carbon neutrality by 2050 in the Environmental Vision that it announced in 2021. As an initiative to reduce CO2 product emission, Kubota will advance development of electric, hybrid, fuel-cell, and other drives in an effort to decarbonize power sources.
Since entering the European mini excavator market in 1978, Kubota has expanded mini excavator business thanks to the excavator's high operability and durability. Today, Europe is one of its most important markets, and where Kubota has held the No. 1 market share* for more than 20 years.
Europe is on the forefront of environmental responsibility, and a growing need for products with high environmental performance has become apparent. In response, Kubota decided to develop and market its first electric mini excavator, the KX038-4e.
In general, it is difficult to ensure operating time in developing electrically powered construction equipment. This model has an eco-mode, which adjusts the motor speed, and other energy-saving features, to ensure four hours of continuous operation. This makes it possible to perform a day's worth of construction work without having to recharge the battery in the middle of the day, which is one of the main applications of the mini excavator, such as laying pipes in urban areas.
This model is supplied to end users on a rental basis through a local distributor. With this model Kubota will continue to expand its line of environmentally friendly products while deepening its understanding of the challenges faced when using these products.
According to information from Off-Highway Research
2. About Renting the KX038-4e
Start date
Spring 2024
Target area
Parts of Europe
Target customers
Construction companies
3. Product Overview
Model name
KX038-4e
Machine body weight
3,870 kg
Motor output
17.8 kW
Target applications
Laying pipes and excavation work in urban areas and on construction
Target applications
Laying pipes and excavation work in urban areas and on construction sites requiring low noise and zero emissions
Kubota Corporation published this content on 18 December 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 18 December 2023 04:03:24 UTC.
Kubota Corporation specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial and agricultural machines and water purifying and distribution equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- industrial and agricultural machines (84.9%): tractors, harvesters, transplantors, mowers, etc.;
- water purifying and distribution systems (13.9%): ductile cast iron, steel and plastic pipes, valves, recycling pumps, incinerators, ceramic filters, used water purifiers, etc.;
- other (1.2%): industrial pieces, steel tubes, building machines, etc.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (27.4%), Asia (18.5%), North America (37.3%), Europe (13%) and other (3.8%).
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