Electrification, alternative fuels and increased technological advances are at the forefront of CNH Industrial s strategic plan. Details on Equipment World.
s 580 EV electric backhoe which made quite a splash at the 2020 ConExpo has now received design kudos, earning a 2020 Good Design Award.
The Good Design Award is conferred by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies.
Selection criteria for the award includes innovative design, new technologies, form, materials, construction, concept, function, utility, energy efficiency and environmental sensitivity. Entries were received from 48 countries.
Case CE parent CNH Industrial says the 580 EV will be delivered early this year. Case CE indicated at ConExpo that the machine was already in production and models had been sold to U.S. utility companies.
Wed January 13, 2021 - National Edition
Case Construction Equipment
“Project Zeus” is the Case 580 EV backhoe loader the construction industry’s first electric backhoe loader.
Case Construction Equipment has earned a 2020 Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts Press for Project Zeus : the Case 580 EV (electric vehicle) backhoe loader the world s first electric backhoe.
The award recognizes the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world.
This is the third Case design to win in four years. Case G Series wheel loaders were honored in 2017, and the methane-powered concept wheel loader, Project Tetra, won in 2019.