by Kyle Molyneux | Fri 01 Dec 2023
Caterpillar at CES 2024
Attendees at CES 2024 will experience the 'Power of Possible' at Caterpillar Inc.’s roughly 9,600sq ft exhibit on January 9th to 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This year’s display focuses on Caterpillar’s electric machines and energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers as they electrify their job sites.
The exhibit’s centerpiece, the Cat R1700 XE LHD underground loader (pictured above), offers a 16.5-ton payload and 11.2mph top speed. The zero-exhaust emission loader includes the industry’s only onboard battery eliminating the need to handle or exchange batteries. It charges quickly – in less than 20 minutes when paired with two Cat MEC500 chargers. The Cat MEC500 Mobile Equipment Charger is a standalone charging system designed to charge quickly and safely as needed. Also on display is the company’s 301.9 mini-excavator, the first machine with a Caterpillar battery.
Job site solutions
Visitors to the Cat booth #5440 in the West Hall at CES will experience sustainable power generation products such as generators running on a variety of renewable fuels, solar panels and hydrogen powered fuel cells. There will also be energy storage and charging solutions, including the compact XEX60 ESS, which can be used to provide power to Caterpillar charging solutions.
Caterpillar offers and continues to develop charging options to support battery electric machines using industry standard connectors and protocols. The Cat chargers displayed at CES are tested and validated to work with Cat equipment in the same harsh environments where our machines are put to work.
Visitors to CES 2024 will also find Cat’s on-board battery pack designed to power the 301.9 mini-excavator with a total capacity of 32kWh and a nominal voltage of 48V. Also on display will be a Cat 750V Electric Motor and Inverter, components that support a variety of machines and power systems. A 750DC motor provides mechanical power for the machine movement when commanded by the operator. The inverter transfers power to the electric motor from an onboard Caterpillar machine power source like a generator or battery.
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