\u201cSince the truck batteries will charge on the downhill haul through regenerative braking, the rig will require only a short battery recharge at the Ashcroft, B.C. rail terminal so the haul cycle time is expected to be the same as a conventional truck,\u201d explained MEDATech President Robert Rennie. The battery-electric drive system is expected to work more efficiently than a comparable diesel engine, noted Teck, outputting a constant 620 kW (approximately 830 hp) and is configured to continuously output almost double the amount of torque.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Teck said the pilot will help advance its goal of displacing the equivalent of 1,000 internal combustion vehicles by 2025. It will also provide valuable learnings for the electrification of Teck\u2019s vehicle fleet on the path to achieving the company\u2019s goal of reducing the carbon intensity of its operations by 33% by 2030 and becoming a carbon-neutral operator by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The miner recently\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>an agreement with Caterpillar to work toward deploying 30 of the OEM\u2019s zero-emissions large haul trucks at its steelmaking coal operations in the Elk Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n