IkLms t1_ixocqf5 wrote
Reply to comment by dannoGB68 in This mining tractor developed by Caterpillar is completely battery-operated by redhatGizmo
These trucks tend to run basically 24/7 though. It's not like they run them for 8 hours and close down for the night.
It's a cool idea but it seems like it's not really going to work. The reason they have trucks so massive is to increase throughput, without buying more trucks.
I'm not sure they'd want to buy extra trucks to sit idle.
I feel like figuring out some sort of easy way to run them off of electrified tracks would make more sense.
FiredForIncompetence t1_ixugder wrote
Depending on where they’re used, they might not need to be charged at all. Like if they load cargo up on a mountain and then drive down. They can charge through regenerative braking. On the way up they’re empty an use less energy.
Human drivers need breaks and these might be enough to charge the trucks.
> easy way to run them off of electrified tracks
Building a train is also an alternative commonly used in mining.
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