Caterpillar’s colossal electric mining truck has a job to do.
The 240-ton Caterpillar 793 will be tested by Brazilian mining company Vale in the country’s Minas Gerais state, according to Construction Equipment Magazine.
Gigantic trucks running on alternative fuel sources are becoming more commonplace. For example, Komatsu, which has several electric drive mining trucks, will power a future 500-ton 930E truck using General Motors’ Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cells.
