In order to increase sustainability and reduce fuel consumption in agriculture in Cuba, a batch of electric tractors is already in the country for testing in agricultural activities.

A note published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture (Minag) informs that the vehicles are of the FARMTRAC brand, model 25 G, and were imported through the Cuban entity Maquimport, from a joint collaboration between India, manufacturer of tractors, and Spain.

The machines that arrive in Cuba are accompanied by their family of implements, and have as part of their technical sheet their lithium ion accumulator (battery), with a nominal power of 21.6 kilowatt hours (kWh).

The information from Minag specifies that, taking these characteristics into account, the tractors show technical conditions for their introduction into the country and allow the development of agricultural activity in the future, without the current high dependence on fossil fuels.

The Institute of Agricultural Engineering, the institution in charge of certifying the technologies that are introduced in the country for this activity, will validate the vehicles from the use of photovoltaic solar energy.

The acquisition of this equipment is a sign of the interest of the Cuban State and Government, in order to carry out actions that allow the reduction of the use of fuel, the acquisition of which is becoming increasingly difficult due to the intensification of the economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States.