BAM commissions an Electric Asphalt Paver from Wirtgen and New Electric

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Royal BAM Group’s Dutch civil engineering company (BAM Infra Nederland) has commissioned Wirtgen and New Electric to convert an asphalt spreading machine into the world’s first fully electrically driven asphalt spreading paver. The use of this machine will save more than 93,000 kilograms of CO₂ and 115,000 grams of nitrogen oxide emissions annually. The electric asphalt paver has a fixed battery of 270 kWh and two smartly switched electric motors, with an additional exchangeable battery for extended use. It saves about 150 litres of diesel per eight-hour working day, resulting in a reduction of more than 93,000 kilograms of CO₂ and 115,000 grams of nitrogen oxide annually. BAM aims to have the first completely emission-free asphalt set on the road by mid-2022.