Posted September 24, 20177 yr https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/09/this-cement-quarry-dump-truck-will-be-the-worlds-biggest-electric-vehicle/ Generating a net of 10KWh per trip, not bad... -G-
September 26, 20177 yr Interesting. Unfortunately it is relatively rare that mining trucks move downhill when laden, mostly they are going uphill. The larger trucks are usually diesel-electric, and may have a direct electrical pickup for the main haul roads out of a pit.
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