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Hitachi trialling world-first battery-electric haul truck

Truck being put to the test in a Zambian copper mine

The Hitachi BEHT at Kansanshi in Zambia. Photo courtesy Hitachi Construction Machinery

The Hitachi BEHT at Kansanshi in Zambia. Photo courtesy Hitachi Construction Machinery

Hitachi has started trialling what it believes to be the world's first ultra-large battery-electric haul truck at First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi copper and gold mine in Zambia. The truck it has sent...

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