The first fully electric mining dump truck in New Zealand is now up and running at Blackhead Quarries Logan Point Quarry in Dunedin. This site extracts and crushes rock near the summit and carts down to stock piles closer to the road. The cart is 1.7km with...
Etrucks can now offer the 8×4 E700 in right hand drive and on road compliant in New Zealand. With over 1000 now in service the E700 is the most successful fully electric, heavy truck in the world. Initially the E700 will be offered as...
Large battery banks such as the 363kWh on the E700 require good size chargers. We can now source these 240kW twin gun DC fast chargers which charge the E700 in under two hours.
I was back at the factory last week for final testing of the electric mining dump truck for the South Island. An upgraded seat and new dash were the final changes. A short video of the truck running at the factory. https://youtu.be/Z1RYVx-YoD0
XCMG have released their first “ultra light” tractor. The G7 ULT, 6×4 tractor has a 460hp diesel engine and a GVM of 49 tonne. The tare is 7.9 tonne, comfortably the lowest from China, and less than most from Japan.(pic: Etrucks XCMG E700 6x4 tractor.jpg)