Tadano electric GR-250N EVOLT

Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano follows its unveiling of a prototype of the world’s first fully electric rough terrain (the GR-1000XLL EVOLT) with the announcement that it will also launch a smaller fully electric 25-tonne class GR-250N EVOLT rough terrain crane for its Japanese domestic market in 2023.

According to Tadano the crane will, like the GR-1000XLL EVOLT, have a 194-kW engine enabling a top speed of 30.5 mph (49 km/h).

Once at the jobsite a single battery charge provides up to 11 hours of crane work. This means the crane can travel 25 miles (40 km) to a jobsite and have enough energy for five hours of crane operation, illustrates Tadano.

Integrated regenerative braking further boosts travel and operating times.

Unlimited crane operation at the work site is possible in plug-in mode after the crane has been connected to an external power supply.

The GR-250N EVOLT will be able to be charged in two-and-a-half hours using a CHAdeMO system, and a full charge on a standard three-phase 200 VAC / 100 A power connection takes around eight hours.  

“This newly developed crane is part of our Green Solutions strategy and our commitment to reducing the CO2 emissions from our machines by 35 percent by 2030 and becoming fully climate neutral by 2050. The use of electrically driven vehicles will play a crucial role in that, and the new GR-250N EVOLT is already taking on that role and making an important contribution to our environmental protection goals,” underscores Tadano CEO Toshiaki Ujiie. “We’re confident that this crane will be successful on the market and we expect it to once again highlight our leading position when it comes to the development of environmentally compatible machines and solutions that contribute to the fight against climate change.”