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On the ground: Kansanshi runs trial of the 'world's first' battery electric haul truck

A Hitachi EH 4000 AC was retrofitted to run on battery power

Munira Rajkotwalla
The Hitachi BEV in action

The Hitachi BEV in action | Credits: Munira Rajkotwalla

In Solwezi yesterday, the world's first battery electric haul truck completed a test run at at First Quantum Minerals' (FQM) Kansanshi Copper Mine. A Hitachi EH 4000 AC was retrofitted to run on battery...

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