Doosan Bobcat announced on the 27th that it has opened an electrification construction equipment battery pack technology validation and development research laboratory, named eFORCE LAB, at the Induk-won LDC Biz Tower in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. This is seen as a strategy to accelerate the development of standardized battery packs for electrified construction equipment.

Celebrating the opening of the eFORCE LAB battery pack research facility, Scott Park (fifth from the right), Vice Chairman of Doosan Bobcat, and Hyungwon Park (sixth from the right), President of Doosan Bobcat Korea, are cutting the ribbon along with other key executives./Courtesy of Doosan Bobcat

The new laboratory will serve as a global battery pack R&D hub. The first official research project at eFORCE LAB is the development of the next-generation standardized battery pack 'BSUP (Bobcat Standard Unit Pack)' for construction equipment. BSUP is a battery solution that can expand capacity by stacking blocks according to the battery capacity required for each piece of equipment.

Doosan Bobcat explained that eFORCE LAB is a name that combines the first letters of electrification, energy, and eco-friendly with the term 'Force,' which signifies power.

The first-generation battery pack developed by Doosan Bobcat is equipped on Doosan Bobcat's electric forklifts. /Courtesy of Doosan Bobcat

Having entered the battery pack business in 2023, Doosan Bobcat began equipping its forklifts with a self-developed lithium iron phosphate (LFP) type battery pack in the second half of last year, having shipped over 100 units.

Scott Park, vice chairman of Doosan Bobcat, said, "Electrification of construction equipment is a future that will inevitably arrive," and noted, "We will establish eFORCE LAB as a global battery pack R&D hub and develop solutions optimized for construction equipment exposed to harsh working environments, thus defining the industry's standards."

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