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Rental Management spoke to numerous manufacturers about the application of battery-powered equipment to rental. They discussed customer demand, sustainability efforts and more. Read their thoughts here.

Sims Crane & Equipment Co., Tampa, Fla., showcased what it says is the world’s first battery-powered crawler crane.

The 40V max XGT microwave model MW001GZ from Makita USA, La Mirada, Calif., features two power mode levels at 350W and 500W.

Turner Construction Co., New York, a large global construction service company, is testing one of the largest battery-electric machines in the world, the 23-ton Volvo EC230 Electric excavator from Volvo Construction Equipoment (CE), Eskilstuna, Pa.

The 194-lb. LFe 60 LAT battery-powered, forward plate compactor from Husqvarna Construction Products N.A., Olathe, Kan., is the company's first battery-powered compactor.

The Home Depot, Atlanta, expects that by the end of fiscal year 2028, more than 85 percent of U.S. and Canada's sales in indoor power equipment, specifically push lawn mowers and handheld outdoor equipment, will run on rechargeable battery technology instead of gas.

The 18V LXT string trimmer model XRU24 from Makita USA, La Mirada, Calif., features zero emissions, lower noise and less maintenance, the company says.

Greenworks Commercial, Mooresville, N.C., and Community Landscape Services, Sterling, Va., a Sperber Co., recently hosted a "Let's Go Green Together" event at The Farm Brewery, Broad Run, Va.

Caterpillar, Irving, Texas, is investing in Lithos Energy, San Rafael, Calif., a battery technology company that produces lithium-ion battery packs. 

Beam Global, a San Diego-based sustainable technology innovation company, inve

Battery-powered equipment is changing the way the world works and the way people think. The shift has been years in the making, and with it, words and

Technological advances are continuing to change the way manufacturers are powering equipment. Gas and diesel engines still dominate in many areas,