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Mineral Resources (MinRes) will be the first miner in Western Australia to take delivery of Australian-engineered electric utes for its mine site operations. The investment is a demonstration of MinRes’ commitment to decarbonise its mining operations in Western Australia, which includes two of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium mines.
MinRes placed the order with mining industry vehicle supplier and global systems integrator MEVCO, which recently announced a partnership with SEA Electric to electrify utility vehicles.
From its factory in Melbourne, SEA Electric is converting the vehicles from diesel-powered engines to all-electric using its SEA-Drive power-system.
The utility vehicles purchased by MinRes will be fitted with an 88kWh battery that provides a range of up to 380km and can be charged up to 80 per cent in less than one hour.
The mine site-ready electric vehicles produce no noise, fumes, heat or vibrations.
A demonstration model arrived in Perth this week and MinRes is expected to take delivery of the first batch of electric utes in April.
https://mevco.com/minres-first-to-secure-electric-mevco-utes/