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BHP & Rio Tinto (RIO) Team up for Electric Haul Truck Trials
Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto (RIO) team up to test battery-powered haul trucks in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
- Reuters
Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara
Rio and BHP, which are targeting to achieve net zero operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, will work with manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu to conduct independent trials of their battery-electric haul trucks, Rio said in a statement. The trials will be undertaken to assess performance and productivity in the Pilbara environment and represent the first stage of electric haul truck testing at BHP and Rio's Pilbara operations.
- Business Wire
Rio Tinto and BHP collaborate on battery-electric haul truck trials in the Pilbara
PERTH, Australia, May 26, 2024--In an industry first, Rio Tinto and BHP will collaborate on the testing of large battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara, Western Australia, to accelerate the potential for its future deployment.
