PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYBlackhead Quarries in Dunedin has the first electric dump truck in the country. The XCMG electric mining dump truck cost Blackhead about $400,000. Electric vehicle magazine EVTalk reported the truck would use 201kW at about 20kmh going up hill, while descending with a load it regenerated 176kW at about 12kmh. Not all of the Blackhead dump truck drivers were enthusiastic about the electric truck, some preferred to stay with the diesel engine, Mr Hunter said. The electric truck takes a bigger payload than the diesel trucks — it can carry a 30-tonne load compared with 20 — but it moves at a slower speed.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 24, 2020 16:07 UTC