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Opportunity for a company like $TESLA or other startup to provide additional competition in the farm equipment space. It's a duopoly between John Deere (Green)
by dsalzman 7y ago
Opportunity for a company like $TESLA or other startup to provide additional competition in the farm equipment space. It's a duopoly between John Deere (Green) and Case IH (Red). A modular electric system would work well since the required speeds are low and torque is important. Extra points for a small wind turbine based charging station that can mount to a barn.
- dejv 7y agoThere is Solectrac electric tractor which seems like something that fits your description. It is definitely in very early stage, but I can't wait to see this type of vehicles to take off.
- bluGill 7y agoA tesla uses about 20 horsepower to push itself down the freeway (it is capable of much more, that is what it is using after about 5-10 seconds to get up to speed). A tractor rated at 100 horsepower is expected run at 100 horsepower output continuously. 100 horsepower tractors are considered small (or maybe mid size) tractors these days. In short, a battery operated tractor will need to stop to recharge every 5 minutes - if you can find batteries that will allow you to discharge that fast, most will not.
- aguyfromnb 7y ago>Opportunity for a company like $TESLA or other startup to provide additional competition in the farm equipment space. Wait, what? Tesla is just as bad (or worse) when it comes to right-to-repair.
- Tossrock 7y agoTesla is notorious for exactly the kind of DRM, in-house only servicing that the farmers are trying to avoid.