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

• Published in: Energies
• Main Authors: Lars Lindgren, Anders Grauers, Jonas Ranggård, Rikard Mäki
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: mining truck; haul truck; electric road; drive cycle; battery-electric vehicle; trolley; cost; mining; electric vehicle; heavy-duty vehicle; Copper Mine; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134871

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...