Background: Competitors
6 Jun 2025

Sunward
Caterpillar has produced the 301.9 prototype electric mini-excavator.
Background
6 Jun 2025

Caterpillar: Autonomous Mining Trucks
IDTechEx spoke to Caterpillar at Bauma 2025 about its autonomous mining trucks, the core technologies behind them, and future areas of development.
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Background: Competitors
12 May 2025

Yanmar
World's largest construction OEM, produces the 301.9 electric mini excavator and batteries for it.
Background
8 May 2025

Caterpillar: Electric Construction Machines
IDTechEx spoke to Caterpillar at Bauma 2025, revealing updates on its electric machine portfolio which will be the focus of this company profile.
Included are:
Full profile interview: Competitors
5 May 2025

Hyundai Construction Equipment
The largest global OEM, produces the 301.9 electric mini-excavator. It is currently a prototype but has commercialization plans.
Full profile interview: Competitors
25 Apr 2025

Develon
Caterpillar is also developing in-house battery systems for electric excavators, as well as wheel loaders.
Background
23 Jan 2025

Caterpillar: Hybrid Wheel Loader
Caterpillar is the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in the world. IDTechEx spoke to Caterpillar at CES 2025, where it presented a hybrid wheel loader - which will be the focus of this company profile.
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Full profile interview: Competitors
23 Apr 2024

Kato: Electric Mini-Excavators
Caterpillar is the largest construction OEM in the world. Its electric mini-excavator is expected to enter the European market in 2025.
Background: Competitors
27 Mar 2024

Hitachi CM: Electric Haul Truck
Caterpillar is the world's largest mining OEM. It has had a prototype electric haul truck in testing since 2022, with aims to commercialize the technology by 2027.
Full profile interview: Competitors
12 Feb 2024

Bobcat: Fully Electric Skid Steer Loader
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Full profile interview: Competitors
5 Jan 2024

John Deere: Electric Construction Machines
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Background: Competitors
3 Jan 2024

Develon: Electric Construction Vehicles
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Background: Competitors
19 Dec 2023

Kobelco
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Update: Competitors
15 Dec 2023

JCB
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Background: Competitors
12 Dec 2023

CNH Industrial
Caterpillar is the largest supplier of construction machinery and carries agriculture products. It is currently electrifying its construction equipment, but not its agricultural machines
Full profile interview: Competitors
8 Dec 2023

Volvo CE
Caterpillar is the largest construction equipment supplier in the world, however it is still at the start of its electrification journey, without a machine in series production.
Full profile interview
5 Dec 2023

Caterpillar: Electric Construction Equipment
Caterpillar is the largest manufacturer of construction equipment. The profile provides a deep dive into the electrification of its product portfolio and gives a critical analysis of its progress thus far. It summarises the information that IDTechEx has learned from seeing Caterpillar at conferences, conversations with industry representatives, and deep background research.
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Background: Competitors
30 Nov 2023

LiuGong
Largest supplier of construction equipment, based in US. Multiple electric vehicle projects.
Full profile interview
24 Nov 2023

Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc., an American company founded in 1925 and now headquartered in Irving, Texas, is the world's largest OEM of off-highway vehicles. Caterpillar designs, manufactures, and sells products to companies across construction, mining, and agriculture. This company profile will focus on Caterpillar's recent electrification efforts in the mining industry.
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Background: Competitors
20 Nov 2023

Kubota
Largest supplier of construction equipment, based in US. Multiple electric vehicle projects.