LiuGong brings electric heavy equipment options to North America [video]
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- LiuGong officially launched its battery-electric heavy equipment and material handling portfolio in the US and Canada, offering what the company calls one of the industry's broadest battery-electric lineups from a single manufacturer.
- The initial North American lineup includes the 856HE Battery-Electric Wheel Loader, 820TE Battery-Electric Loader, 924FE Battery-Electric Excavator, and LRSE4531E Fully Electric 45-Ton Reach Stacker.
- LiuGong cites more than 15 years of battery-electric development experience and over 60,000 electric machines already deployed across its global customer fleets.
- The company claims its US-market HDEVs can reduce operating costs by 40% to 50% versus comparable diesel machines, driven by lower fuel, maintenance, and parts costs.
- LiuGong plans to bring battery-powered forklifts, warehouse equipment, and material handlers to North America over the next 18 months as part of a broader commercial expansion continuing through 2027.
- Battery packs and electric motors carry a warranty of 5 years or 10,000 operating hours, and Andrew Ryan, President of LiuGong North America, pointed to a fleet wheel loader with 19,900 operating hours on its original battery in a corrosive phosphate mining operation that still retains 86.8% battery life.
Why it matters: For construction and forestry fleet operators weighing electrification, LiuGong's claim of 40-50% lower operating costs—paired with a phosphate-mine wheel loader still at 86.8% battery health after 19,900 hours—directly targets the two biggest purchase objections: sticker economics and battery durability. The 5-year/10,000-hour warranty shifts some of that risk from the buyer back to the manufacturer.
