TRANSPORTATION
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY has a notoriously large carbon footprint, nearly 40% of global emissions. In a move to address its own contributions to that, Bobcat last year launched the T7X, the world's first all-electric compact track loader, a commonly used construction vehicle with tracks instead of wheels and a large bucket in front for loading heavy materials. Not only has Bobcat replaced the main diesel engine with electric power, but it's electrified the hydraulic system as well, reducing the amount of potentially toxic fluids the system requires.
The T7X runs