schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agoWorld's first sodium-ion electric mining truck delivered in China with 676 kWh battery capacitycarnewschina.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down11
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkWorld's first sodium-ion electric mining truck delivered in China with 676 kWh battery capacitycarnewschina.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoMost mining operations use diesel trucks.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoCaterpillar has been making electric trucks for years. Sandvik, Leibherr, Hitachi and Scania as well. Because mines use them.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoBecause trucks need to move from location to location empty.
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe truck in the OP also needs to do empty hauls, yet it does not burn diesel.
minus-squareDogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt uses an electric motor but it’s powered by a diesel engine. It does have electric retarding braking but I don’t see anything saying that energy is harvested and stored in a battery. https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/off-highway-trucks/mining-trucks/15970073.html
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·2 months agoSo the put a regenerative motor in a truck just to not use the energy. Ok boss.
minus-squareDogyote@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoLook at the specs on the site I linked boss
Most mining operations use diesel trucks.
Caterpillar has been making electric trucks for years. Sandvik, Leibherr, Hitachi and Scania as well. Because mines use them.
That 798 still burns diesel.
Because trucks need to move from location to location empty.
The truck in the OP also needs to do empty hauls, yet it does not burn diesel.
It uses an electric motor but it’s powered by a diesel engine. It does have electric retarding braking but I don’t see anything saying that energy is harvested and stored in a battery.
https://www.cat.com/en_US/products/new/equipment/off-highway-trucks/mining-trucks/15970073.html
So the put a regenerative motor in a truck just to not use the energy. Ok boss.
Look at the specs on the site I linked boss