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  "path": "/2026/03/08/cat-puts-century-old-tech-to-work-in-its-newest-heaviest-electric-drive-dozer/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T16:20:48.000Z",
  "site": "https://electrek.co",
  "tags": [
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    "caterpillar",
    "construction",
    "EREV",
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  "textContent": "Diesel-electric locomotives have been barreling along America’s wide-open plains for generations, and the century-old combination of consistent, high-efficiency rpm diesel engines spinning up generators to power high-torque electric motors has proven tough to beat. Now, Caterpillar is putting that century-old design to work in its heaviest tracked dozer yet – and the efficiency gains are incredible.\n\nmore…",
  "title": "CAT puts century-old tech to work in its newest, heaviest electric drive dozer"
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