The invention relates to an electric
excavator (1) comprising: - a
chassis (2) having a housing (7) configured to receive a
main battery pack (6); - a
turret (3) freely mounted for rotation on the
chassis and having an articulated arm (4); - an auxiliary
battery pack (13) configured to power an auxiliary power circuit (30) of the
excavator, which enables the rotation of the
turret and the use of the articulated arm so as to deposit the
main battery pack by means of the articulated arm. The invention also relates to a method for autonomously depositing and a method for autonomously positioning a
battery pack between a position placed in a housing of an electric
excavator and a position placed outside the housing, the electric excavator having a
turret freely mounted for rotation on a
chassis and supporting an articulated arm. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1