Australian mining company Fortescue is making headlines again, after it placed a huge, $400 million order for over 100 new electric equipment assets with Chinese heavy equipment company XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The deal is the largest single equipment export deal in XCMG’s history. The $400 million contract also marks XCMG’s largest mining equipment … Continue reading “$400 million electric heavy equipment order from China is biggest ever (so far)”
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Earlier today, global mining giant Fortescue announced plans to begin operations at its new Detroit factory with the production of HV marine batteries that will be used initially by EVOA to power a range of luxury marine vessels, wake boats, and tenders — and they’ve come to Quick Charge to tell us all about it! … Continue reading “First product from new Fortescue Detroit factory: marine batteries [Quick Charge]”
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Global mining and metals company Fortescue is driving the technology behind massive, all electric heavy equipment solutions with an all-new 6 MW DC fast charger that can charge this massive haul truck’s 1,900 kWh battery in less than thirty minutes. (!) Jointly developed by Fortescue and heavy equipment giants Liebherr, the 6 MW (6000 kW) … Continue reading “Lightning fast charger: Fortescue 6 MW DCFC for electric heavy equipment”
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In what both companies claim to be a world’s first, Liebherr and Fortescue have announced plans to jointly develop a fully Autonomous Haulage Solution (AHS) for their massive, 264-ton BEV-converted electric haul trucks. The on-site validation of a fleet of the four zero emission Liebherr T 264 autonomous trucks equipped with AHS is already underway, … Continue reading “Liebherr and Fortescue partner on world’s first autonomous electric haul truck”