Electric mining equipment is nothing new. Giant crawlers have existed powered by massive electric cable tethers.
This just cuts that cord. And even if they are recharged on site by diesel generators that is still more efficient in the end. Diesel/electric hybrid technology has been around for decades
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Reply to comment by echoshadow5 in Caterpillar Successfully Tests First All-Electric Large Mining Truck by Sorin61
Electric mining equipment is nothing new. Giant crawlers have existed powered by massive electric cable tethers.
This just cuts that cord. And even if they are recharged on site by diesel generators that is still more efficient in the end. Diesel/electric hybrid technology has been around for decades
Why are you so threatened by EVs?