11.12.2020

Domis takes electric JCB

UK construction and development company Domis Construction has taken delivery of one of the first all electric JCB 525-60E telehandlers launched last month – see: Electric JCB telehandler.

The six metre/2.5 tonne 525-60E offers the same dimensions and capabilities as the diesel equivalent however its power now comes from a 96v lithium-ion battery pack with an onboard charger that can recharge the machine overnight from a standard 230 volt 16 amp outlet. A JCB Fast Charge remote three phase charger can also recharge the pack to 80 percent in 60 minutes or fully recharge from empty to full in 2.5 hours. It is also equipped with regenerative braking and hydraulics on boom lowering and retraction to top up the battery pack while working.

Domis managing director, Lee McCarren, said: “In the type of high-rise, city centre buildings we typically develop there is significant work underground in basements and in car parks. Traditionally we would need to fit expensive carbon filters onto our machines in order to operate safely in those areas. Now we have a high performance, low emissions and ultra-quiet machine that is perfect for our inner-city operations.”