Electric vehicles (EV) and construction equipment aren’t what you really need to buy right now, but in the not too distant future, you’ll be hard pressed to find a reason not to. Electrification is a hot button issue, not just in the world of manufacturing and construction, but operators and contractors feel a deep sense of connection to the machines they’ve known, used, and relied on for decades.
That’s even more true for the asphalt pavement industry, where pavers are entwined with the identity of their machines similar to the way professional athletes are with their shoe brands. With that in mind, when I heard in early 2023 that LeeBoy, one of the most popular producers of commercial pavers of all different sizes, was bringing a prototype fully electric version of their 8520 model – I was intensely curious to see more.
For one of the leading manufacturers to jump feet first by launching an electric version of the central…
