We started this thread from someone asking „will it do 8 hours of work on a single charge”. The little 301.9 digger from cat proudly says „ Run time: up to 8 hours on a single charge”, the big one says „Long single charge run time allows for ability to perform intended work with minimal disruption”. Will it do 8 hours? Otherwise I root for a hydrogen digger.
Looking at that battery pack 320KWh vs typical fuel consumption on similar machines and its battery is oversized for 8 hours of work when new and could still handle that with significant degradation.
That said, people don’t work 8 hours without taking a break so arguably a smaller battery might be a good tradeoff.
