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Fortescue gets prototype battery system for battery electric mining haul truck

Fortescue’s decarbonisation journey has taken a major step forward with WAE Technologies (WAE) completing and delivering to Australia the largest battery of its kind, ready to be installed in a prototype zero-emission battery electric mining haul truck that Fortescue it is developing with Liebherr.

 Diesel-powered haul trucks could soon be a thing of the past for Fortescue

Diesel-powered haul trucks could soon be a thing of the past for Fortescue

The state-of-the-art 1.4MWh prototype power system sets the pace for ground-breaking innovation in heavy industry and is a bespoke design intended for integration into a 240t mining haul truck. The...

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