courtesy of Liebherr

As more and more battery powered heavy construction equipment is being released to help lower noise and emissions on the jobsite, I shouldn’t be that surprised to hear about a battery powered crawler crane – but, I still am.

In December, crane manufacturer – and amazingly cool crane video maker – Liebherr unveiled what they are calling the world’s first battery powered crawler cranes.  These aren’t some dinky little mini-cranes either, they can lift up to 275 tons (250 metric tonnes).

Modeled off of their standard versions, Liebherr announced the LR 1200.1 unplugged and

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