Drever 120: (battery) packed autonomous traction unit for heavy tillage
Drever 120 is a new fully electric articulated autonomous vehicle developed and manufactured by Traktorarvid. It serves as an autonomous farm machine as well as energy system.
Traktorarvid is one of the most recent manufacturers who have made it to the 2025 edition of the field and harvest robot buyers’ guide. The Swedish company is the manufacturer of Drever 120. A multipurpose field robot initially intended to perform heavy tillage like cultivating and harrowing. Followed by ploughing and other tasks at a later stage.
250 kWh battery power
The Drever 120 is an articulated and autonomous fully electric vehicle provided with 2 battery packs of 250 kWh each. Each battery pack provides the energy for 4 to 12 hours of work depending on the type of work. One battery pack is/can be on charge while the other is used in the machine. The battery packs can store energy on the farm or provide energy services in the grid. Drever 120 is transported to the field pulled by a (manned) tractor and the battery packs are swapped with a wheeled loader.
Other functionalities
The vehicle weighs 5,300 kgs and has the pulling power equivalent to a 150-horsepower diesel tractor and productivity over a season like a significantly larger tractor. It has an electric 3-point hitch in the rear with 3,000 kgs lifting capacity. It also comes with 4 double acting hydraulic outlets and one electric power outlet. The field robot navigates using a ROS-based navigation system and has LiDAR and safety bumpers combined with a geofence as a safety system.
Traktorarvid aims to put its first Drever 120 units to work this year in Sweden. Followed by the other Nordic countries and then Europe. The price tag of one unit is €500,000.
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