Aerial work platform maker Manitou Group and Kiloutou, Europe’s third largest equipment rental company, have unveiled the world’s first retrofitted electric telehandler.
After teaming up early last year to work on sustainable and circular options, Manitou’s research and development team came up with an electrification kit for a used combustion model that satisfied Kiloutou’s safety and performance specifications.
Manitou says the retrofit is a transitional solution that provides a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with an internal combustion machine.
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