And it can perform autonomous tasks, with zero emissions.
By Christopher McFadden
Sep 04, 2021
The Monarch tractor.Monarch Tractor
Thanks to companies like Monarch, farm machinery is finally getting its own electric vehicle awakening. The company's latest fully electric and autonomous tractor could prove revolutionary for the agricultural industry.
What's more, this e-tractor couldn't have come at a better time. Farmers around the world are struggling with labor shortages, climate change, safety concerns, increasing customer awareness of sustainability, and other synthetic costs imposed on them through government regulations.
The Monarch tractor.Monarch Tractor
Thanks to companies like Monarch, farm machinery is finally getting its own electric vehicle awakening. The company's latest fully electric and autonomous tractor could prove revolutionary for the agricultural industry.
What's more, this e-tractor couldn't have come at a better time. Farmers around the world are struggling with labor shortages, climate change, safety concerns, increasing customer awareness of sustainability, and other synthetic costs imposed on them through government regulations.
Source: Monarch Tractor
Monarch's Tractor has been designed to help alleviate as many of these issues as possible for prospective buyers of their e-tractors. According to Monarch, it does this "by combining electrification, automation, machine learning, and data analysis to enhance farmer’s existing operations, increase labor productivity and safety, and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions."
Monarch's Tractor has been designed to help alleviate as many of these issues as possible for prospective buyers of their e-tractors. According to Monarch, it does this "by combining electrification, automation, machine learning, and data analysis to enhance farmer’s existing operations, increase labor productivity and safety, and maximize yields to cut overhead costs and emissions."
As it stands, the company has already secured several hundred working farms as prospective buyers for their new e-vehicle.
Traditional tractors tend to run on diesel which is not the best fuel to burn for the environment. They also pump out the same amount of emissions as 14 average-sized cars.
Being 100% electrical, the Monarch Tractor has zero tailpipe emissions -- unlike many of its predecessors. With extra storage, the e-tractor can act as a sort of ATV and work as an ad hoc power generator in the field.
That's three functions for the price of one.
Besides, it's also very powerful. The tractor’s electric drivetrain is capable of pumping out 40HP (30KW) of continuous power and short duration peak power up to 70HP (55KW) in a small footprint for multi-purpose usage.
Monarch's electrical tractor is pretty smart
Another interesting feature of the tractor is its ability to operate completely autonomously. By integrating the latest advances in autonomous technology and software, the tractor can be programmed to perform a series of tasks on demand.
This also enables the tractor to potentially be one of the safest available on the market. Its safety features include but are not limited to, roll and collision prevention, vision-based Power Take-Off (PTO) safety, and 360° cameras to keep operations smooth and employees safe, day and night.
Another fascinating feature of Monarch's Tractor is its ability to learn using its integrated "Deep Learning and Sensing Suite". Using this system, the tractor can collect up to 240GB of data a day while in operation in the field.
Source: Monarch Tractor
The tractor can use this data on any preprogrammed farmer's instructions to help refine and improve farming practices and give the farmer real-time updates on crop yields.
"Monarch Tractor is able to digest this data and provide long-term analysis of field health, improving accuracy the longer it runs. Additionally, the collected data is securely stored in a Monarch cloud," says Monarch.
The tractor can be controlled remotely using a smartphone or personal device, and users receive constant updates, alerts, micro-weather reports, analysis reports, and storage for more efficient farm planning.
So far, Monarch has received much praise for its innovative tractor from farmers and industry experts alike.
The company was awarded “2020 Tractor of the Year” in the AgTech Breakthrough Awards, was named one of World Ag Expo’s "Top 10 Best New Products," and was recognized in Fast Company’s "Best World-Changing Ideas: North America, Energy, and Food."
The tractor's starting price tag is around the $50,000 mark, and prospective buyers can reserve a unit for as little as $500. Units began shipping in February of this year.
From a sustainability and logistics point of view, the potential impact of this tractor on the agriculture industry cannot be understated. Doubtless, Monarch's competitors will be watching the progress of this groundbreaking piece of farming machinery very closely.
The tractor can use this data on any preprogrammed farmer's instructions to help refine and improve farming practices and give the farmer real-time updates on crop yields.
"Monarch Tractor is able to digest this data and provide long-term analysis of field health, improving accuracy the longer it runs. Additionally, the collected data is securely stored in a Monarch cloud," says Monarch.
The tractor can be controlled remotely using a smartphone or personal device, and users receive constant updates, alerts, micro-weather reports, analysis reports, and storage for more efficient farm planning.
So far, Monarch has received much praise for its innovative tractor from farmers and industry experts alike.
The company was awarded “2020 Tractor of the Year” in the AgTech Breakthrough Awards, was named one of World Ag Expo’s "Top 10 Best New Products," and was recognized in Fast Company’s "Best World-Changing Ideas: North America, Energy, and Food."
The tractor's starting price tag is around the $50,000 mark, and prospective buyers can reserve a unit for as little as $500. Units began shipping in February of this year.
From a sustainability and logistics point of view, the potential impact of this tractor on the agriculture industry cannot be understated. Doubtless, Monarch's competitors will be watching the progress of this groundbreaking piece of farming machinery very closely.
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