10.03.2022
Artikel Nummer: 39946
Planning to test electric mining truck
Teck and Meda Tech will begin piloting a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate in Canada in summer 2022. The start of the trial will mark the first use of a battery-electric truck to transport this raw material worldwide, the two companies said.
The truck will travel between Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Operations (HVC) in south-central British Columbia (BC) and a rail loading facility in Ashcroft, BC.
The pilot of the fifth-wheel Western Star truck will help to advance Teck’s goal of phasing out the equivalent of 1,000 internal combustion (ICE) vehicles by 2025. The new unit is expected to eliminate 418 t of CO2 annually while also lowering costs through fuel savings and reduced maintenance. (ben)