CelloMomOnCars ,
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Electrifying the farm: ‘It could add a couple of hundred thousand to our bottom line’

" “It’s about redesigning the vehicle for the first time in 100 years. If you make it electric, inevitably it turns out to be better, more durable, more reliable.”

Mike Casey, the chief executive of Rewiring Aotearoa, has made the switch at his six-hectare cherry orchard in New Zealand. He says it’s the world’s first fully-, saving more than A$36,000 in fuel annually."

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/01/farms-switching-diesel-to-electric-australia

CelloMomOnCars OP ,
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This shows how farming is

Better for the bottom line!
Better for the farmers' lungs.
Easier maintenance.

No wonder broadfield farmers also want electric equipment.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/01/farms-switching-diesel-to-electric-australia

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