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Perth, Australia's EPCA Plans To Convert 50-70 Mining Trucks To Electric Power Annually

25 Aug 2024 | Abstracted from Electrek

"EPCA became famous for its 'Green Machine,' a CAT 777 100-ton haul truck...Switching the CAT from diesel to battery electric power boosts the haul truck’s horsepower from 1,000 hp to 1,120 hp, and bumps torque from 4,700 Nm (3,400 lb ft) to 5,200 Nm (3,835 lb ft)...six 290 kWh Xerotech batteries running in parallel. The combined battery pack is good for some 1740 kWh of energy storage..."

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