Bauma Blasts #4 (LiuGong)

There was a distinctively green feel to the LiuGong stand at Bauma this year, and after not attending the 2022 edition of the world’s largest construction machinery trade fair, they were certainly out to make a statement this time around.

The distinctive fluorescent green livery has been adopted right across the LiuGong electric equipment range and they presented an extensive range of their products at one end of their stand.

The five electric machines presented included the 870HE wheeled loader, the 924FE hydraulic excavator, the DR50CE rigid mining truck and the 4280DE electric motor grader. Also featuring on an operator competition was the new 9018FE electric powered mini hydraulic excavator which was attracting a regular flow of operators wanting to test their skills out.   

One of the most interesting machines was the 25-tonne class 4280DE motor grader, which has been designed for haul road maintenance in mines and quarries. The grader features a 423 kWh battery which is said to offer 8-10 hours of continuous runtime, which I guess would depend on the workload and conditions.

LiuGong suggested that this was a world first, but as I recall during the 2022 edition of Bauma, German manufacturer HBM-Nobas presented a fully electric motor grader for the first time, which was a slightly smaller 16-tonne class BG120 TA-E model. That machine has been working on sites quite successfully for a number of years. The LiuGong model does look well styled and is without doubt certain to be a good quality and capable piece of kit

Also presented were the manufacturers latest T-Series of diesel-powered wheeled loaders including the big 890T model which was making its world premiere at Bauma, and very stylish it looks too.

Checkout LiuGong's promotional video of the Demo Game.