GoSun built a practical electric tractor that charges itself with solar panels [video] — SkimNews
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- GoSun co-developed the Moonrider 27 All-Electric Solar Tractor with Indian tractor brand Moonrider, featuring a 20 kW (~27 hp) motor sending torque to all four wheels and a 540 rpm rear PTO compatible with existing implements like mowers, tillers, and post-hole diggers.
- The tractor runs on a 24 kWh LFP battery pack rated for up to five hours of continuous operation, which GoSun says covers a full day of chores on most hobby farms.
- Operators can recharge via a 220/240V AC "L2" connector or park under the tractor's optional 1.1 kW solar array, which adds roughly 1.5 hours of additional runtime on a sunny day.
- With intermittent daily use and supplemental solar charging, GoSun says the tractor could conceivably go days, weeks, or months without ever needing to plug into the grid.
- Patrick Sherwin, GoSun's founder and CEO, positioned the tractor as replacing "noisy, costly diesel utility vehicles" for small-scale farming and property management while reducing operational costs and emissions.
- Pricing reportedly lands in line with comparable diesel tractors, putting it in direct competition with class leaders like Mahindra and Kubota in the small-farm segment.
Why it matters: The tractor's optional solar canopy directly addresses the range-anxiety and grid-dependence problem that has kept electric farm equipment from commercial viability. With pricing reportedly comparable to diesel competitors like Mahindra and 540 rpm PTO compatibility with implements farmers already own, small-acreage operators gain a zero-fuel-cost path to electrification without swapping out their existing mower or tiller.
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