The rise of electric farm vehicles

Electric vehicles on farms? Right now, the idea is getting considerable pushback, with a lack of electric utes available. But change is happening rapidly, driven by both Government interventions and consumer demand. The Motor Industry Association says its expectation is that plug-in hybrid utes “might be more widely available by 2025”, with fully battery-powered utes coming to market sometime after that.

One West Otago farmer isn’t waiting for electric utes to arrive in New Zealand. Instead, he’s working with what’s already available. Paul Winterbottom used to own two utes, but he’s sold one and rarely uses the other. Instead, he thrashes his EV all over the farm.

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