Mick Murray's hybrid haulers move more freight with fewer fumes
Reported byElectrek ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Mick Murray Welding and Australian mining firm MLG launched a 50/50 joint venture to develop hybrid road trains with three electric drive axles and 200 kWh buffer batteries per trailer, designed to reduce fuel costs and emissions in heavy mining operations while enabling heavier payloads.
The system is currently in prototype phase with a diesel prime mover; full battery-electric deployment depends on market availability of suitable trucks.
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