100% electric compact excavator HİCON 7W: smart, economic and eco-friendly

By MEq May 6, 2019 18:14

Hidromek aims to specialize in electric vehicles of the future and has created a new brand for this category. HİCON 7 W, which is smart, economic and eco-friendly, was developed as a 100% electric city excavator in line with this purpose. On HİCON 7W electric excavator, not only the engine but also the entire system is different from the standard machines.

The machine has an electric engine and a battery. The hydraulic system is also designed accordingly. HİCON 7 W stores its energy in new generation Lithium-ion batteries. The HV (high voltage) area, which the batteries are located in, is protected behind the vehicle. By this way, safety of both the vehicle and the user is provided. Other service points of the vehicle are gathered together under the electric hood. Thus, it can be easily reached when necessary.

HICON 7 W is an urban excavator!
The 100% electric HİCON 7 W is eco credential, quieter and more efficient due to its electric engine. HİCON 7W, which reduces environmental impact with its zero emission and compact dimensions, can be easily used in many corners of the city. The users can work inside buildings, in gardens and parks, on inner-city construction sites, in tunnels and underground with HİCON 7 W.

Lack of fuel consumption, efficient power consumption and low maintenance costs are the features making the machine economical. One-time charge provides 8 hours of usage. The standard socket on HİCON 7 W allows self-charging. The user can use it incessantly for 8 hours on one time charge. It can be fully charged easily in 3 hours at car charging stations. A quick charge is also available in 30 minutes or it can be charged in a house or garage with appropriate sockets.

It keeps the pulse of the city!
The high tech and smart HİCON 7 W can interact with its surroundings through its back screen. It relays information to its surroundings for safe driving with its “Environmental Safety System”, which is the first and only in the world specially developed for HİCON. When a person or a vehicle approaches the machine, a warning message appears on the back screen to warn them. Owing to its “Environment Safety System”, it continues to warn its surroundings in bad weather conditions through its rear information screen. It also warns the following driver in cases such as a sudden brake.

Additionally, HİCON 7 W draws the attention of the person or the vehicle approaching it with a red laser line provided within 5 meters of itself. In addition, the speed of the machine is visible on this rear screen. Due to its solar system, it continues to give information on its rear screen to the city with its Safety Sleep Mode. The back screen can be used for 24 hours non-stop and the information such as date, time and weather can be displayed on it.

Using HİCON 7 W is very easy and useful thanks to its subsystems. With its ergonomic joysticks, all operating functions are within easy reach in the cabin, which has the same ambient of a city car. The operator can check the information on the vehicle and customize its settings with its 8-inch touch screen. He can also be in control of the working environment with this screen.