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BHP and Rio Tinto will collaborate on the testing of large battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara, Western Australia

Rio Tinto and BHP have joined hands to test battery-electric haul truck technology in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The trucks will be tested in 2024 and 2026.

Rio Tinto And BHP: 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.

Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto have announced a new green push to transform their massive fleet of haul trucks.

The multi-billion dollar corporations are set to trial two battery-electric haul trucks at mining sites in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.

For the first time in the industry, Rio Tinto and BHP will collaborate to trial large battery-electric truck technology in the Pilbara, Western Australia, in order to accelerate its future...

In support of their shared ambitions to reduce carbon emissions and meet a net-zero operational greenhouse-gas emissions target by 2050, diversified miners BHP and Rio Tinto are partnering with heavy equipment original-equipment manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu to trial two large battery-electric haul trucks at the miner’s operations in the Pilbara of Australia. These trials represent the first stage of battery-electric haul truck testing at BHP’s and Rio Tinto’s Pilbara o...

Rio Tinto & BHP collaborate on Battery Electric Haul Trucks trials in the in Western Australia to accelerate EVs for Haul Trucks

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...