Your bimonthly roundup of news about moving beyond diesel

THE SHIFT

Your roundup of news about moving beyond diesel

September 2025

Funding available!

If you’re thinking about electrifying your fleet, we have funding available for up to 45% of the project cost for replacing certain types of diesel-powered vehicles and equipment with newer, cleaner, technologies.

We’re accepting smaller-dollar grant applications for up to $50,000 at this time: lawn mowers, skidsteers, farm tractors, and the like.

Visit our website for qualifications and the grant application. 

Delta Airlines leads the charge at DEN with electric ground support

Delta Airlines is bringing cleaner, quieter technology to the tarmac at Denver International Airport. With support from two Colorado Clean Diesel Program grants, Delta has added six all-electric baggage tugs and seven all-electric belt loaders to its ground support fleet.

These electric vehicles not only cut emissions and improve air quality, but also create a quieter, healthier work environment for the crews who keep flights moving every day.

View all previous grantees.

Sennebogen 824 G Electro Battery material handler promises 24/7 power

Thanks to its innovative grid-connected/battery system, Sennebogen’s new 824 G Electro Battery material handler can run continuously without stopping to recharge. It is being put through its paces at a recycling site in Munich’s Aubing district.

With grant support from the Colorado Clean Diesel Program, Rocky Mountain Recycling received a similar Sennebogen material handler in 2024 (the 840 “E” R-HD Pylon 3m – Electric), bringing fuel savings, reduced operating costs, and quieter work conditions to their site.

It’s exciting to see these technology improvements in action: electric material handlers reduce noise on the job site, improving working conditions — and with the 824 G Electro Battery, continuous power means greater efficiency without the downtime of recharging.

Here’s your list of all electric construction equipment in 2025

Interested in exploring electric construction equipment? Here are your options, as compiled by the electrification-of-everything website ElectronsX. 

Zm Trucks CEO: Fleet EVs are about TCO, not the environment

New U.S. OEM ZM Trucks prioritizes demonstrating TCO/ROI (total cost of ownership/return on investment) for electric work trucks, not environmental benefits, as EV incentives decline.

“Customers are starting to understand that there is an ROI if you go electric,” says De Vries, the ZM Trucks chief executive. 

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The Colorado Clean Diesel Program is funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment, through the federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act.