Rio Tinto launches battery swap electric truck trial fleet at giant copper mine
Mining giant Rio Tinto is trialling battery swap technology for electric haul trucks at one of its copper mines, using eight 91-tonne trucks and 13 batteries.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
“It was a bit of a Frankenstein:” The rapid evolution of Fortescue’s giant electric haul trucks
Fortescue will soon roll out the first of its giant electric haul trucks, capable of transporting 240 tonnes of ore. It has been a rapid learning curve, as CEO Dino Otranto explains.
Toll buys two new Volvo electric trucks to support BlueScope logistics
Toll Group unveils two new Volvo electric trucks to support BlueScope Steel with its freight and warehousing capabilities.
New Australian electric truck company signs delivery deal with Who Gives A Crap
New zero-emissions trucking company New Energy Transport has cut a deal with Who Gives A Crap to deliver greener toilet paper, and show the path for electric trucking in Australia.
Kia confirms all-electric van for Australia in mid-2026
Kia confirms it will launch an all electric van, the PV5, in Australia in 2026, following an initial launch in its home market and then Europe in the coming months.
Fortescue order for giant electric haul trucks is China’s biggest green mining export order
XCMG says its deal to supply Fortescue with between  150 and 200 giant battery-electric mining haul trucks is China’s largest-ever export order for green mining machinery.
Andrew Forrest brings in new supplier to help make 400 giant electric haul trucks
Fortescue brings in Chinese supplier to help deliver the up to 400 giant 240-tonne electric haul trucks needed to take its iron ore operations to "real zero" by 2030.
Another Australian delivery giant signs up for 55 electric vans and trucks
One of the largest delivery firms in Australia will add 55 electric vans and trucks to its fleet in a move the company says will appeal to environmentally conscious companies and consumers.Â
Volvo claims a world-first fully electric deconstruction site
Volvo deploys five electric machines, electric trucks and a battery-powered demolition robot to deconstruct three buildings as part of a major redevelopment in Germany.
Small electric trucks already cost-competitive with diesel without subsidies
Total cost of ownership for light urban delivery trucks is already close to diesel, even without subsidies, an Australian report has found.