New 100% Electric Mining Truck With Top-Notch Battery Launched By Multinational Tool Company Caterpillar

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 28/11/2022 at 21:18

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The New Mining Truck, Named Cat 793, Has a Large Battery, and the Company Has Already Begun Tests on the Vehicle to Launch It Soon in the Market

The development of the prototype of the electric truck for mining has been completed with the support of key mining clients participating in Caterpillar’s Early Learner program, which includes various electrification agreements established between Caterpillar and companies such as BHP, Freeport-McMoRan, Newmont Corporation, Rio Tinto, and Teck Resources, according to the website petronotícias.

According to the president of the group responsible for the Resource Industries sector, Denise Johnson: “Our global team has developed this electric mining truck at an accelerated pace to help our customers meet their sustainability commitments. This demonstration is a significant milestone, and we are excited for these trucks to begin operating in our customers’ mines around the world in the near future.”

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The Early Learner program, launched in 2021, aims to accelerate the development and validation of Caterpillar’s battery electric mining trucks at the mines of participating clients.

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The Giant Potential of the New Mining Truck

During the presentation of the mining truck prototype, Caterpillar monitored over 1,100 data channels, gathering 110,000 data points per second to validate the simulation and engineering modeling capabilities. Fully loaded at its rated capacity, the vehicle reached a top speed of 60 km/h.

When loaded, it traveled one kilometer uphill at 12 km/h, while the equipment also performed a one-kilometer run downhill at 10%, capturing energy that would normally be lost as heat and regenerating that energy for the battery.

New 100% Electric Mining Truck With Top-Notch Battery Launched By Multinational Tool Company Caterpillar

The New Mining Truck, Named Cat 793, Has a Large Battery, and the Company Has Already Begun Tests on the Vehicle to Launch It Soon in the Market

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The Giant Potential of the New Mining Truck

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