Motivo HARVEST Electric Tractor
Praveen Penmetsa, CEO and Founder of Motivo Engineering
Motivo Harvest is a multi-purpose shareable mobile power delivery system for agriculture combining a power module and a small tractor system.
Motivo Hybrid Agriculture/Road Vehicles with Electricity Storage and Transformation (HARVEST) Electric Tractor – is an all-electric tractor that can store energy generated from a different source and deliver it on-demand. The tractor can plow a field, power a home, take goods to market, and perform many other functions transporting energy.
According to the manufacturer, “Motivo developed a multi-purpose shareable mobile power delivery system for agriculture. Consisting of a power module integrated with a small tractor Motivo’s HARVEST system provides mobility, rotary power, and electrical power from a single zero-emission platform. Based on a patented power electronics architecture developed by Motivo, HARVEST collects power from solar panels, wind turbines, or intermittent electrical grids, stores that power in an on-board battery, then delivers it on-demand. HARVEST can be rented, tracked, and updated via cell network, with all user interaction handled via text messaging.”
Initially the first prototypes were donated to India. Although this product is being developed by a grant from USAID, the target regions should be all rural areas of the world in need of green technology solutions. Motivo also discusses California as a potential market.
USAID
Motivo is considering a credit system using SMS messaging. Motivo’s goal is to have the vehicle available for less than 10,000 USD/unit (as of 2015).
Goal 2: Zero hunger
NGOs/non profits and as end users, smallholder farmers around the world
