Gav tries a battery powered digger! (SANY SY19E)

First it was cars, then it was buses, now it's construction equipment that's making the move to clean, cheap electric power - but how does it work in the real world?
Well, even though Gav had no idea what he was doing (he's certainly not a qualified 'diggerologist') he still managed to control this SANY SY19E electric excavator with ease.
If you're keen on getting one for your fleet, get in contact with Vertu Equipment and try it out: vertuequipment.co.nz/
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[@kelvynbettridge]

You only need to spend a few hours seated beside a diesel exhaust to realise changing these to electric is a no brainer.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Also worksite decibel levels are greatly reduced. In Europe contractors use electric machinery like this in built-up locations where noise regulations are in place during certain hours.

[@peterjackson6228]

Ah nice! That's really impressive! So quiet, so clean! I can see these being really popular for utilities companies that need to lay new pipes/cables and for builders working on house extensions.

[@scottmclanachan3036]

Last time I saw an excavator of this size in use was at a cemetery. An all-electric version would make so much more sense in that situation.

[@grantlouw3182]

Too much fun - if you only go for an hour!

[@Dqtube]

Bonus point for Village People style thumbnail 🙃

[@HamishMcNaughton]

😂 Thanks for the Space Balls reference!

[@Tekkennut]

Sany SY19E is a better model name than Sony's WF-1000XM5 (Great Earbuds but terrible name 😅)

[@jaywontdart]

@2m36s

[@SamAlexCaldwell]

I love everything about this.

[@theunknownunknowns5168]

Gavin you should see if you could find a all electric mowing (grounds keeping) crew to do a episode on.

[@QALibrary]

A very nice machine

[@jeremyfk]

Roll on the electric revolution!

[@SydneyEV]

wow, your luggage lock code is 1234 WOW! what a coincidence

[@oersson]

Pretty cool! What's the cost of one of those machines?

[@tstraw48]

They missed the opportunity to call it the San-E

[@martiruda]

Lets thank effing chevron to only destroy a single type of chemistry (NiMH). Imagine if they hadn't stop this development from the 90s onwards.

[@willhopkirk1715]

No seated heats!

[@Zarphag]

Just wait till it has to pay RUCs! Oh.

[@nzbenny]

first to comment (I guess)!!