In my opinion the technology is a long ways off from being able to produce an electric powered tractor that will ever be able to fit the needs of much more than a few textbook perfect scenarios.
With that said I can still remember having to bring along 3 batteries for my cell phone to get through the day.
That has obviously changed so all the power to the manufacturers if they think they can make it work on a tractor.
One problem they won't be able to overcome anytime soon is the prohibitive cost.
A lot of farm tractors get used for a very short number of hours per year so even if the price of fossil fuel went up to $20 a gallon it would still be the economical choice when compared to spending $100 000+ on an electric powered tractor that will still come with an hourly operating cost.
Most farmland does not have a 200 amp 3 phase service sitting on the edge of the field so if you have to drag around a huge generator to recharge your equipment at remote locations has anything been gained?
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