{"id":18,"date":"2020-09-24T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolinacat.webpagefxstage.com\/construction\/?p=18"},"modified":"2024-05-28T13:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T13:06:54","slug":"how-cats-electric-drive-d6-xe-dozer-delivers-max-torque-big-payback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinacat.webpagefxstage.com\/construction\/how-cats-electric-drive-d6-xe-dozer-delivers-max-torque-big-payback\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cat’s Electric Drive D6 XE Dozer Delivers Max Torque, Big Payback"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unlike the D7E introduced nine years ago, Caterpillar\u2019s new D6 XE electric drive will be a high drive machine, the first in an electric drive dozer.<\/p>\n
Compared to the 3-speed D6T, which it replaces, the D6 XE,\u00a0first unveiled at the Trimble Dimensions show<\/a><\/strong>, offers up to 35 percent better fuel efficiency and increased agility, says Sam Meeker, product application specialist. With no gears to shift, the machine\u2019s constant power to the ground, continuous push and greater maneuverability means faster cycle times.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is truly a 30-year redesign. Everything is either new, updated or beefed up on this machine,\u201d Meeker says of both the D6 XE and the all-new D6.<\/p>\n