When Will the Total Cost of Owning Electric Construction Equipment Go Positive?

March 14, 2025

Keeping a lid on the total cost of ownership (TCO) as manufacturers develop new technology to decarbonise construction equipment is one of the big challenges facing the sector. Stringent regulations are pushing OEMs to make impressive innovations in machinery, but as Construction Briefing noted in an article published last year, it comes at a cost. Sales of electric machines, for example, are still very slow, despite concerted efforts by OEMs to launch and publicise new electric machines — of which there are expected to be plenty more at Bauma in Munich, Germany, next month.

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