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At the D7E's official introduction event in Peoria, Cat representatives spoke for the first time of the electrically driven bulldozer as a “hybrid-electric” tractor, and candidly discussed the ...

WHAT IS IT? A diesel-electric bulldozer. HOW MUCH? Base price is $560,000; as tested, $600,000. Loading up with options like a heated seat, rear camera, rock guards, GPS tracking device and autopilot ...

The Cat D7E features a diesel-electric drive system that boosts productivity and efficiency while lowering operating costs and dramatically reducing fuel consumption. D7E dozers are working in many ...

D6T, D7E and D8T dozers are not only powered by Cat ACERT engines designed to meet Tier 4-I emissions standards, but also have new features. Net horsepower ratings range from 205 to 310; and engines ...

Caterpillar Inc. unveiled the first-of-its-kind electric drive track-type tractor in ceremonies Tuesday in Building SS. Caterpillar Group President Doug Oberhelman, who takes over as Caterpillar CEO ...

A continuously variable electric motor drives each track 60% fewer moving parts in the drivetrain Center-post cab provides more all-around visibility and wider sight lines to the blade Single larger ...

The world's first diesel-electric hybrid bulldozer will carry a price tag that is about $100,000 more, or 20% higher, than a comparable non-hybrid machine. But will pay for itself in about ...

Caterpillar Inc. is getting into the hybrid vehicle business. Except these won't be vehicles you'll see on the highway. The company Tuesday officially launched its line of Diesel-electric hybrid ...

Caterpillar's (CAT) earnings report today was cloudy—second quarter profits dropped 66% as sales cratered—but there was a silver lining: the company reported earnings of 60 cents per share, when ...

One of the most interesting launches at the ConExpo-Con/Agg exhibition in Las Vegas last month was Caterpillar's first ever electric drive dozer. The D7E model marks the company's introduction into a ...

MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County — When gas was $4 a gallon last year, Todd Kelchner, chief executive of Kelchner Excavating, lost sleep at night. With gas now below $3 a gallon, Kelchner feels better.