Remember that Komatsu Mini Excavator we looked at last month?

That machine, the PC01, is about to get a lot quieter. Honda and Komatsu have announced that they're jointly developing an electric version, to be powered by Honda's swappable Mobile Power Pack batteries.

I'm almost glad that they're probably not bringing it to the 'States…because then I'd have to look into leasing one.

As a mountain biker, I would say this has a welcome future in quiet, exhaust-free trail making.

I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.

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