Drive-Cycle Simulations of Battery-Electric Large Haul Trucks for Open-Pit Mining with Electric Roads

• Published in: Energies
• Main Authors: Lindgren, Lars, Grauers, Anders, Ranggård, Jonas, Mäki, Rikard
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Energy Engineering; Other Chemical Engineering; Energy Systems; electric road; electric vehicle; cost; drive cycle; trolley; mining; heavy-duty vehicle; mining truck; battery-electric vehicle; haul truck; Copper Mine; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134871; https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/531232

Transport of ore and overburden in open-pit mines is often performed with large haul trucks. Battery-electric operation of haul trucks can significantly reduce the CO2 emissions and the fossil fuel dependence of open-pit mining. This simulation study investigates the feasibility and economy of opera...