schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agoWorld's first sodium-ion electric mining truck delivered in China with 676 kWh battery capacitycarnewschina.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down11
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minus-squareCannonFodderlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 days agoIsn’t the pit downward, and they have to bring the load up?
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 days agoTypically they blow off the top of a mountain and carry the load down.
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoThat is until they have taken the mountain down to surrounding elevation and keep going…
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoOnly when the orebody happens to be on the top of a mountain. Plenty of deep pits to haul up out of as well, but an overhead lines+pantograph setup allows you to use grid power for the hard bit and battery power for the easy bits on the level.
Isn’t the pit downward, and they have to bring the load up?
Typically they blow off the top of a mountain and carry the load down.
That is until they have taken the mountain down to surrounding elevation and keep going…
Only when the orebody happens to be on the top of a mountain. Plenty of deep pits to haul up out of as well, but an overhead lines+pantograph setup allows you to use grid power for the hard bit and battery power for the easy bits on the level.