Chinese equipment manufacturers LiuGong is showcasing its latest innovations in battery-electric construction equipment at bauma 2025 – including a new 870HE wheel loader (above), excavators, rigid mining trucks, and the the world’s first 25 ton electric grader.
LiuGong had a huge presence at the bauma construction equipment show in Munich, Germany this past week, with panels, hospitality booths, and more meant to reinforce the company’s position as global leader in electric wheel loader production and as a full-solution provider for the quarrying and mining sectors.
During a press conference hosted by the brand, LiuGong Chairman & CEO, Zeng Guang’an emphasized the company’s focus on globalization and comprehensive equipment solutions. “We will further expand our global footprint and establish new regional hubs in Italy, France, and Germany,” explained Guang’an. “At the same time, we will continue to deepen our collaboration with dealers to provide high-quality equipment and more efficient, professional localized services to our European customers.”
LiuGong at bauma 2025
The Chinese company displayed one of the industry’s most extensive electric construction equipment portfolios, presenting five advanced equipment options including the 870HE wheel loader (at top), the 924FE and 9018FE electric excavators, the DR50CE rigid mining truck, and the 4280DE electric motor grader — a world’s first in its class.
4280DE Electric motor grader
The 4280DE is a 25 ton all-electric motor grader designed for haul road maintenance at quarries and mines. The grader’s 423 kWh battery offers 8 to 10 hours of continuous runtime. LiuGong says it developed the first-of-its-kind machine in conjunction with customer feedback, and optimized it for power, precision, and the ability to seamlessly integrating it into existing equipment fleets.
924FE Electric excavator
The company’s electric excavators offer significant noise and air quality advantages in enclosed, underground environments where quiet, precise, and vibration-free operation is critical to the continued safety and efficiency of workers.
The 924FE features a 24,900 kg (approx. 55,000 lb.) operating weight and a standard cubic meter bucket capacity. It moves courtesy of a 165 kW (220 hp) electric motor that draws power from LiuGong’s “full size” 423 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which is rated for up to 9 hours of all-electric operation. An available connection to grid power enables it to continue operating while charging its batteries.
DR50CE rigid mining truck
Packing dual series electric motors that deliver over 9,700 lb-ft of torque, the DR50CE rigid electric haul truck from LiuGong.
Like other big electric haul trucks, it uses its massive 50,000 kg (over 55 ton) and 35 cubic meter payload capacity to its advantage – riding its regenerative brakes on 6-8% downhill grades for effectively zero energy operation. The truck presumably uses the same 423 kWh battery pack as the rest of the line, but it isn’t listed in the published specs.
Electrek’s Take
If you’ve never heard of LiuGong, that’s OK. The brand is making waves in Europe right now, but it’s already one of the biggest players in the heavy equipment space globally. Most important for our North American readers, however, is probably the fact that the company is selling equipment in the US. That means you’ll probably be seeing its battery-powered construction equipment on a job site near you soon enough.
SOURCE | IMAGES: LiuGong North America.
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United States President Donald Trump has exempted an array of tech products including, smartphones, chips, computers, and select electronics from tariffs, giving the tech industry a much-needed respite from trade pressures.
According to the US Customs and Border Protection, storage cards, modems, diodes, semiconductors, and other electronics were also excluded from the ongoing trade tariffs.
“Large-cap technology companies will ultimately come out ahead when this is all said and done,” The Kobeissi letter wrote in an April 12 X post.
US Customs and Border Protection announces tariff exemptions on select tech products. Source: US Customs and Border Protection
The tariff relief will take the pressure off of tech stocks, which were one of the biggest casualties of the trade war. Crypto markets are correlated with tech stocks and could also rally as risk appetite increases on positive trade war headlines.
Following news of the tariff exemptions, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) broke past $85,000 on April 12, a signal that crypto markets are already responding to the latest macroeconomic development.
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President Trump walked back the sweeping tariff policies on April 9 by initiating a 90-day pause on the reciprocal tariffs and lowering tariff rates to 10% for countries that did not respond with counter-tariffs on US goods.
Bitcoin surged by 9% and the S&P 500 surged by over 10% on the same day that Trump issued the tariff pause.
Macroeconomic trader Raoul Pal said the tariff policies were a negotiation tool to establish a US-China trade deal and characterized the US administration’s trade rhetoric as “posturing.”
Bitcoin advocate Max Keiser argued that exempting select tech products from import tariffs would not reduce bond yields or further the Trump administration’s goal of lowering interest rates.
Yield on the 10-year US government bond spikes following sweeping trade policies from the Trump administration. Source: TradingView
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury Bond shot up to a local high of approximately 4.5% on April 11 as bond investors reacted to the macroeconomic uncertainty of a protracted trade war.
“The concession just given to China for tech exports won’t reverse the trend of rates going higher. Confidence in US bonds and the US Dollar has been eroding for years and won’t stop now,” Keiser wrote on April 12.
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Three prison officers have been attacked by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber.
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said 28-year-old Hashem Abedi – the brother of Salman Abedi – threw hot cooking oil over the guards before stabbing them with homemade weapons.
He was sentenced in 2020 to at least 55 years in prison after being found guilty of 22 counts of murder over the 2017 atrocity.
The three officers were taken to hospital after the attack at category A Frankland prison, in County Durham, shortly before 11am on Saturday.
Salman Abedi killed 22 innocent people
A female officer is understood to have now been discharged.
The POA said they suffered “life-threatening injuries” including burns, scalds and stab wounds.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said on X: “I am appalled by the attack of three brave officers at HMP Frankland today. My thoughts are with them and their families.
“The police are now investigating. I will be pushing for the strongest possible punishment. Violence against our staff will never be tolerated.”
The POA said the attack happened in a separation centre, a small unit sometimes referred to as a “prison within a prison”, usually used to house dangerous prisoners and those deemed a risk of radicalising other inmates.
The union’s national chair Mark Fairhurst called for a review of the freedoms granted to those prisoners.
“I am of the opinion that allowing access to cooking facilities and items that can threaten the lives of staff should be removed immediately,” he said.
“These prisoners need only receive their basic entitlements and we should concentrate on control and containment instead of attempting to appease them. Things have to change.”
Abedi attacked Belmarsh officer in 2020
General Secretary Steve Gillan added: “This is a disgraceful and cowardly attack on prison officers at Frankland prison who were carrying out their duties.”
Durham police said: “An investigation is underway following a serious assault which occurred at Frankland prison, Durham today.
“Three victims were taken to hospital to be treated where two remain with serious injuries and a third has been discharged.”
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Hashem Abedi was previously found guilty, along with two other convicted terrorists, of attacking a prison officer at south-east London’s Belmarsh prison in 2020.
The officer was hit with a chair, repeatedly punched and kicked when he was set upon by Hashem Abedi, Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan and Muhammed Saeed, who spoke about carrying out a knife attack in London.
Hashem Abedi was found guilty by a jury of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life over the Manchester Arena bombing.
The court heard he helped source, buy, stockpile and transport the components for his brother’s bomb using a number of phones, vehicles and addresses in preparation for the attack.
Twenty-two people were killed when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated an explosive as people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert at the venue.
He died in the attack, while hundreds of others were injured.
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