E-quipment highlight: Tiger electric baggage tug hauls 30 TONS [video]
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- Tiger Li-Ion electric baggage tug carries a 60,000 lb. (30-ton) payload on a 48 kWh battery pack, with up to 60 miles of range — enough for a full shift at all but the largest airports, per Tiger/Waev.
- Waev claims each electric tug saves fleet operators more than $19,000 per year in fuel alone and avoids more than 3.5 tons of carbon emissions annually, gains that compound across fleets of dozens or hundreds of tugs.
- Waev president and CEO Keith Simon said at the tug's 2022 launch that "the future of GSE is electric," citing airports and operators prioritizing sustainability, carbon-neutral, and net-zero goals.
- The Tiger Li-Ion charges directly from a facility's existing 120V electrical outlet, or from a 240V, 50-amp L2 charger where available, avoiding new infrastructure build-out.
- Standard safety kit includes anti-rollover speed reduction in tight turns, programmable speed caps of 10, 12, or 15 mph, an automatic brake interlock, an operator-presence sensor that cuts drive power when the driver leaves the seat, and high-visibility LED lighting.
Why it matters: For airport ground crews running dozens to hundreds of diesel tugs on punishing duty cycles, Waev's $19,000-per-tug annual fuel figure reframes electrification as a fleet-economics play rather than a pure ESG expense — and the 120V plug-in compatibility means airports don't need new charging capital projects to trial the swap.
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