Electric Wheel Loaders Flourish…Elsewhere

Report projects growth in the number of units sold globally.

Dec. 5, 2024

Interact Analysis projects growth in electric wheel loader sales over the next several years.

Battery electric wheel loaders are popular in China, increasingly popular in Europe, but have yet to make a mark in North America, according to a report by Interact Analysis, “Electric Wheel Loaders Lead the Way.”

The number of BEV wheel loaders is heading north of 40,000 by 2030, the report projects. China leads the way, selling loaders into domestic markets of steel, coal, mining and cement, but demand is increasing in Europe.

The report suggests demand outside of China has been limited by a weak construction market, high interest rates, and a shortage of government incentives. Outside of China and Europe, there is lack of both awareness and product availability, it says.

Who Makes Electric Wheel Loaders?

Volvo Construction Equipment: L20, L25, and L120.
LiuGong: 856H-E MAX
HEVI: H65L, H55L, GEL-5000, and GEL-1800.
Case: SL22EV
Avant: e series
JCB: 403E
Wacker Neuson: WL20e and WL28e
Sany: SW956E
Tobroco: G2200E and G2700E
Komatsu: WA Electric
XCMG: XC968EV
Liebherr: L 507 E
Caterpillar: 906 Electric
John Deere: Provides battery power for wheel loaders when customers “need them.”

About the Author

Rod Sutton

Sutton has served as the editorial lead of Construction Equipment magazine and ConstructionEquipment.com since 2001.

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