[VIDEO] New Cat Mini Excavator Runs on Diesel or Electric

Caterpillar's Greg Worley tells how Cat's Versatile Power System allows a 1-ton excavator to run on its diesel engine or a 480-V electrical power source, with no loss of performance

Jan 19, 2017

Greg Worley from Caterpillar shows how the VPS lets operators work either with its diesel engine or from a remote electrical power source, with no loss of performance. Using a 480 volt power system, the machine can run indoors with zero emissions.

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