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The use of alternative power solutions in construction equipment is being driven by a number of factors, specifically the desire to minimise both vehicle emissions and operational costs. A range of alternatives to traditional diesel power is being developed by equipment manufacturers including electric-battery power, and fuel cells that produce electric power from sources such as methane, lithium, propane and - increasingly commonly - hydrogen. The global electric off-highway vehicle market size in a pre-COVID-19 situation was projected by a MarketsandMarkets report to reach a value of US$6.3bn in 2020 and increase to US$17.5bn by 2025. The research company says that the global financial slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic has led to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) delaying new vehicle developments and launches in the off-highway electric vehicle sector. However MarketsandMarkets says this is likely to be only a temporary slowdown: "The upcoming emission norms for off-highway vehicles, development of new and advanced products, and recovery of end-use sectors post-2020 are expected to support the growth of the electric off-highway vehicle market in the coming years." |