John Deere has released some technical details and a video of its upcoming GridCON electric tractor.

Electric motors are not new, but they have yet to make inroads when it comes to heavy-duty farm work.

Electric drive is already here for some types of farm vehicles, but is it a practical reality for mainstream tractors or will it remain an engineer’s dream? Future Farming looks at the technology and whether they will soon be cultivating fields. 

If it was up to the engineers at John Deere, electricity will become the power source of the future. For more efficiency, better traction, lower costs and lower ground pressure. An interview with three experts.

Cars electrify, now farm vehicles. The new 215-page IDTechEx report, "Electric Vehicles and Robotics in Agriculture 2020-2030" explains.

There may be a day when farmers will no longer hear the roar of internal combustion engines or wear the faint scent of diesel fuel.

Turkish company ZY Electric Tractor has developed a fully electrically powered tractor. Mass production of the ZY tractor will commence this year.

Startup Cellestial E-Mobility has presented India’s first electric tractors. The company from Hyderabad has developed three tractors, ranging from 27HP to 55HP and plans to sell its e-tractors within three months.

The American machinery manufacturer John Deere has unveiled several autonomous machines at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas. Among these innovations is an electric tractor capable of delivering 130 horsepower.