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Fortescue’s 6MW electric vehicle charger stuns the EV and mining industries (thedriven.io)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Depends on the mine. That's equivalent to a CAT 793, which is their second biggest one. Larger operations can have a fleet of 50 or more trucks. Smaller ones are in the 10-20 range. It all depends on the grade of ore, and how much overburden they need to get out of the way to get to it.

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