Mount Gambier-based Fennell Forestry has taken the covers off Australia’s first electric logging truck. The truck – just the second electric truck of its kind in the world – has been commissioned by the local harvest and haulage company to provide a realistic carbon reduction solution for the heavy transport industry. Fennell Forestry unveiled the truck to stakeholders, government and industry representatives at an exclusive preview event on Tuesday, February 28. NSW innovators Janus Electric began work on converting the once diesel-powered Kenworth prime mover to a fully electric battery operating system in early 2022. And after rigorous testing, fine-tuning and anticipation, the truck is now at home in Australia’s most productive plantation forestry region – the Green Triangle. A new charging station has also been installed and tested at Fennell Forestry’s Mount Gambier depot, to ensure the vehicle can be operated and recharged as required.