Other players who are keen on electric tractors are Mahindra & Mahindra, Escorts, Eicher and Sonalika International Tractors.
Other players who are keen on electric tractors are Mahindra & Mahindra, Escorts, Eicher and Sonalika International Tractors.
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According to Antony Cherukara, CEO, VST Tillers Tractors, the country’s small agricultural sector, which covers up to five acres, will adopt electric tractors and hand-held farm implements.
Mr Cherukara said, “The country has gradually started seeing electrification in the small agriculture sector and this segment is expected to adopt a lot of electric machines in the near future.”
To capitalize on the changing requirements of the agriculture sector, VST Tiller Tractors said it will introduce electric tractors, power tillers and brush cutters in the domestic and export markets in the next one or two years.
As a precursor to this, VST Tillers Tractors has recently invested in Monarch Tractors, a US based electric autonomous tractor company.
“Electric tractors will be a huge success in the Indian agriculture sector, especially in small farm holdings,” said Manohar T, owner of three diesel tractors in Koppa town of Karnataka.
“Since tractors are mostly used in farms and do not travel long distances, owners do not need to worry about range like in electric cars,” he said.
Other players who are keen on electric tractors are Mahindra & Mahindra, Escorts, Eicher and Sonalika International Tractors. Sonalika had already unveiled an electric tractor for the domestic market in 2020, while Escorts started exporting electric tractors to markets such as the US and Europe.