The eDumper makes a good case for going fully electric with heavy-duty construction, mining, and industrial equipment.
  • @TomSelleck@lemm.eeEnglish
    2•4 months ago

    Open pit is much more common for this type of equipment and it’s basically a reverse mountain. Still might be enough regenerative braking from just the weight of the truck though.

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
      18•4 months ago

      Still might be enough regenerative braking from just the weight of the truck though.

      In that case no, because it’d be bringing the weight of the truck and the ore with it.

    • @groet@feddit.orgEnglish
      3•4 months ago

      An open pit at an elevation of 1.5km still means the bottom of the pit could be 1km higher than the place the ore is processed at