# Solectrac

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**Solectrac** was an American tractor manufacturer based in [Santa Rosa, California](/source/Santa_Rosa,_California). It manufactures [electric tractors](/source/Electric_tractor) for agricultural uses. The tractors are made as a [zero-emission](/source/Zero-emission) alternative to diesel tractors and can be charged by renewable energy, like wind and solar, and provide all the power of a comparable diesel tractor.[1]

## History

The company was established in 2012 by Stephen Heckeroth. On the first [Earth Day](/source/Earth_Day) in 1970, Steve began his journey toward addressing the negative effects of burning fossil fuels.[2] Then in 1990, encouraged by the [California Air Resources Board](/source/California_Air_Resources_Board) (CARB) Zero Emissions Mandate, he turned his attention to transportation.[3] He then began designing and building various types of electric vehicles and in 1992 founded MendoMotive and Electrac.[4][5]

In 1995, he was commissioned to build an experimental electric tractor for [Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company) and [New Holland](/source/New_Holland_Agriculture).[6][7] The following year, Heckeroth was commissioned by a Japanese company (EFRIG) to build an electric tractor to be used in the critical processes of removing land mines left behind after wars.[8]

In 2012 he founded Solectrac LLC to take small farm electric tractors into commercial production. In 2013 Solectrac received a $500,000 grant from the Indian US Science and Technology Fund (IUSSTF) to develop four all-electric tractor prototypes.[9]

[Ideanomics](/source/Ideanomics) has a 100% stake in the company following an investment in 2020. [10]

As of June 2024, Solectrac has been shut down internally and is no longer functioning leaving customers with no support for their machines.[citation needed]

Ideanomics filed for bankruptcy on December 4, 2024 in Delaware, with plans to sell all of its assets, including Solectrac.[11]

## See also

- [Monarch Tractor](/source/Monarch_Tractor)

## References

1. DeVault, George & Higginson, Charles. ["Electric Lawn Mowers and Electric Tractors"](https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/electric-lawn-mowers-electric-tractors-zmaz06aszraw). *Mother Earth News*

1. Wilson, Winter (13 November 2020). ["Electric Tractors Can Revolutionize Agriculture"](https://cleantechnica.com/2020/11/13/electric-tractors-can-revolutionize-agriculture/). *CleanTechnica*

1. Buss, Dale (10 March 2021). ["Solectrac Creates Place In The Sun For Electric Tractors"](https://chiefexecutive.net/solectrac-creates-place-in-the-sun-for-electric-tractors/). *ChiefExecutive.net*

1. Chang, Brittany. ["This $45,000 electric tractor joins a growing segment of eco-friendly work vehicles — see the "eUtility""](https://www.businessinsider.com/solectracs-45000-eutility-electric-tractor-2020-11). *Business Insider*

1. ["eUtility Electric Tractor is powered by a battery, not diesel"](https://newatlas.com/environment/solectrac-eutility-electric-tractor/). SAE International.

1. ["Solar Tractors for Agriculture - electric tractor"](http://www.tractor9.com/solar-tractors-for-agriculture.pdf). tractor9.com.

1. ["Electric tractors hit Canadian fields with a whir"](https://www.producer.com/crops/electric-tractors-hit-canadian-fields-with-a-whir/). *The Western Producer*. 4 April 2019.

1. ["The Case for the Electric Tractor"](http://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mhonarc/elec-trak/msg13791.html). phy.tufts.edu.

1. ["Santa Rosa electric tractor startup targets vineyard market"](https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/article/industrynews/sonoma-county-startup-solectrac-builds-electric-tractors-for-vineyard-manag/). *The North Bay Business Journal*. 30 March 2021.

1. ["Ideanomics continues their blockbuster growth reporting EV revenue growth of over 600% in FY2020"](https://investorintel.com/markets/cleantech/cleantech-intel/ideanomics-continues-their-blockbuster-growth-reporting-ev-revenue-growth-of-over-600-in-fy2020/). *InvestorIntel*. 2 April 2021.

1. Knauth, Dietrich (December 4, 2024). ["EV investor Ideanomics files for bankruptcy to sell assets"](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-investor-ideanomics-files-bankruptcy-sell-assets-2024-12-04/). *Reuters*. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](https://solectrac.com)

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