Are governments going to start mandating for non-diesel-powered construction equipment?

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

26 January 2024

Charging time and availability of charging options is a common concern among end users of electric compact equipment. (Photo: Volvo Construction Equipment)

As the UK considers a new strategy for decarbonising construction equipment, is it a sign that governments could start mandating for machines powered by something other than diesel?

Change could be afoot when it comes to the UK government’s approach to construction equipment, and specifically how environmentally friendly that machinery is.

Diesel machines still predominate in the UK, as they do in every other major construction industry in the world. Sales of electric machines, while growing, still…

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