Sustainability Archives

HEVI Electric Heavy Equipment Qualifies for Sustainable Maryland Certification

Sustainable Maryland has approved HEVI’s electric heavy equipment for qualification under their Action-based certification system for municipalities around the state of Maryland. Now, purchasing HEVI's products can help Maryland's municipalities achieve their Sustainable Maryland certification. HEVI Equipment Cuts Emissions HEVI’s all-electric wheel loaders and excavators operate on Lithium-ion batteries and have zero operating emissions. It is estimated that a single GEL-5000 electric wheel loader [...]

Raymond Wang2023-05-31T11:55:54-05:00May 31, 2023|

The Watershed Institute Gets HEVI!

On May 1st, the Watershed Institute in Pennington, NJ had the HEVI team over to discuss our electric heavy equipment. Executive Director Jim Waltman had the chance to talk to HEVI about the threat that carbon emissions and fossil fuel pose to the environment - and how electrification is an important step forward in increasing our sustainability. The crew at the [...]

Raymond Wang2023-05-10T10:05:16-05:00May 10, 2023|

Sustainable Urban Development & Electric Heavy Equipment

Sustainable urban development is part of the new frontier of green solutions that are improving our environment. Urban spaces are unique. From the dense populations to the heat island effect, urban construction is a tricky business with its own individual needs. What Is Sustainable Urban Development? The idea behind the principles of sustainable urban development are fairly straightforward: Build cities that can be climate [...]

Raymond Wang2022-11-22T15:31:47-05:00November 22, 2022|

HEVI’s Lithium Battery Recycling Solution With Princeton NuEnergy

HEVI introduced the first all-electric industrial heavy equipment commercially available in the United States. The company’s product line of earth-moving equipment weighs as much as 40,000 lbs. As a result, large lithium batteries are used to power its equipment such as electric front loaders, electric excavators and electric forklifts. These lithium batteries will last for over ten years of operation. However, the lithium battery recycling [...]

Raymond Wang2022-11-03T04:18:26-05:00November 3, 2022|

Clear The Air: Heavy Equipment Operator Health and Safety

When it comes to heavy equipment, operator health and safety is a huge concern. In 2020 alone, there were 1,008 fatalities amongst construction workers. Between the large machinery, dangerous heights, and exposed materials, jobsites that utilize heavy equipment can be very dangerous. Even in agriculture, where there’s more space and potentially fewer machines, injury and even death are still common issues. And while these [...]

Raymond Wang2022-09-15T19:14:45-05:00September 15, 2022|

The Electric Advantage: Electric Equipment Benefits Every Industry

When you see electric heavy electric equipment at work, it can be easy to forget how truly different they can be when compared with diesel. In fact, nearly everyone can benefit from electric heavy equipment, and in this post, we'll highlight the benefits it can bring to specific industries. If you don't see your industry listed, check back - we're continually updating this [...]

Raymond Wang2022-10-13T20:37:37-05:00August 18, 2022|

The History of EVs

1860-1930 | 1960-2000 | Coming Soon: Up to 2022 and Beyond Electric Cars from 1860-1930 Thomas Edison standing with an electric vehicle. Imagine New York City in the year 1900. In the midst of the industrial revolution, with inventors like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Nicola Tesla, the United States was undergoing rapid change. But [...]

Raymond Wang2022-09-30T18:04:35-05:00August 4, 2022|

A New Electric Wheel Loader: Introducing the GEL-5000

What is the GEL-5000? The GEL-5000 electric wheel loader is ready to work! The GEL line of electric wheel loaders now includes the GEL-5000, HEVI’s newest loader design. Although engineered from the ground up with sustainability in mind, the GEL-5000 can still achieve a 5 ton lifting capacity. With its expanded battery capacity, the GEL-5000 provides 8 hours of operation with as [...]

Raymond Wang2022-07-20T18:46:25-05:00July 20, 2022|

Carbon Emissions Impact Your Business and the Environment

Carbon Emissions Impact Industry at Large It's generally the Transportation sector that produces the highest levels of carbon emissions, accounting for 27% of all GHG emissions in the United States in 2020. The Industrial sector, however, is not far behind with 24% of the total contributed GHG emissions across the nation. The main difference in these industries right now is that there is a [...]

Raymond Wang2023-05-31T14:17:45-05:00July 8, 2022|

HEVI Applauds Passage of Maryland’s Clean Cars Act of 2022

East Windsor, NJ – June 27, 2022 – HEVI, a technology developer and manufacturer of electric industrial vehicles, today commented on the passage of the Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2022, which was sponsored by Delegate David Frasier-Hidalgo. The Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2022 establishes a grant program that the Maryland Energy Administration will administer, with the governor including in the annual [...]

Raymond Wang2022-06-27T20:49:59-05:00June 27, 2022|