John Deere’s E Premium Series tractors are the first designs to introduce an electrical power network for operating tractors. The new electrically powered generator produces up to 20 kW of electric power at an engine speed of 1800 rpm. In an earlier post, I detailed just how this new electric power system works. But, our group of reporters traveling with John Deere spoke with Paul Leathem, the manager of John Deere Advertising in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, at Agritechnica to get a little more insight on this technology.

You can listen to Paul here: