Kramer 5055e Electric Wheel Loader

August 16, 2017

The first fully electric wheel loader with four-wheel steering. The all-electric Kramer 5055e operates emission-free and is particularly suitable for applications in which CO₂ restrictions, soot particle limit values or noise emission values must be observed. The machine was awarded the bauma Innovation Award 2016 in the Machine category!

Kramer-Werke GmbH

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