Chinese Equipment Maker Prepared for Massive Battery Stacking

How big are the largest energy storage containers?

Picture the containers on cargo ships and railcars that can transfer to the back of on-highway heavy trucks. Yes, that big.

One Chinese equipment manufacturer sees a need for 66-ton containers stacked up to five units high, because it has come out with a 71-ton capacity reach stacker as a “world’s first.”

The XCMG XCS65K, certified in China this spring, is designed for the heavy-duty logistics involved in large-scale energy storage projects.

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“[This] isn’t just an upgrade—it’s the core driver behind efficient project delivery in large-scale energy storage,” Miao Fei, vice general manager of XCMG Port Machinery, said in a statement. “With its unmatched lifting capacity and precision, we’re solving the industry’s toughest logistics challenges.”

Technology aboard

The machine features millimeter-level control via a high-precision micro-motion system, AI-driven anti-tip technology that adjusts to load conditions in real time, 360-degree panoramic imaging, and intelligent braking.

It looks a little like a telehandler on steroids with four front wheels (there are two in the rear) and a large counterweight.

Specs are scarce, but World Cargo News has reported that the unit has close to a 23-foot wheelbase and weighs nearly 95 tons.

If you’re not familiar with XCMG, it makes just about everything, from MEWPs to pavers to excavators to rigid-frame dump trucks. Although the company doesn’t have a large presence here (there are distributors in Tampa and Las Vegas), it sells in 190 countries.