120-tonne electric trucks test 624kWh batteries 1,250m underground

120-tonne electric trucks test 624kWh batteries 1,250m underground

Two 120-tonne battery-electric trucks are now hauling iron ore deep inside Sweden’s Malmberget mine, showing how electric heavy transport is moving beyond surface operations and into demanding underground production. The Scania-based semi-trailer trucks can carry just over 70 tonnes each and use 624 kWh battery packs. They are operating at depths of up to 1,250 meters below ground as part of LKAB’s effort to reduce emissions from its mining oper…