• Question: how many volts of electricty do you need to power a tractor?

    Asked by ellieyolo5 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 3 Jul 2012.
    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      I’ve no idea exactly. The batteries in electric vehicles are probably 48 or 60v, but the important thing is the amount of current that they can provide.
      The more current you can deliver, the stronger the motors can push the wheels round. Electric tractors probably need more current than electric cars.

    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      Tractors are bigger than cars (12V) so I would go for 13V!

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