Electric Work Vehicles
Rio Tinto to trial battery swap technology for electric trucks in giant Mongolia mine
Rio Tinto to partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at a giant copper mine in Mongolia.
Ford targets Australian tradies with electric E-Transit Custom van and a plug in ute
The wait is over … well to at least see the Ford E-Transit custom 1t van and the plug in hybrid Ranger ute which are now on display in Australia.
Toyota and BHP to trial “first-ever” battery electric Hilux double cab ute
BHP to trial a fully electric Toyota Hilux dual cab prototype ute at its Port Hedland operations.
First electric truck to do lap around Australia completes journey after heatwaves and headwinds
After overcoming heatwaves, headwinds and dodgy EV chargers, the first electric truck to do a lap of Australia has completed its journey – at half the fuel cost of a diesel equivalent.
Caterpillar unveils “groundbreaking” management system for electric mining equipment
Caterpillar unveils a “groundbreaking” energy management system that can transfer energy to both diesel-electric and battery-electric large mining trucks while they are working.
