Swedish mining company to use Volvo electric trucks for underground transport

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Boliden says it is committed to reducing its carbon-dioxide emissions by 40% by 2030, and electrification of transport will play a crucial role in this goal

Two heavy electric Volvo trucks will be used in Boliden’s Kankberg mine in Sweden. Picture: SUPPLIED

In mining environments, electric trucks can deliver several big advantages, including no exhaust emissions, a safer workplace and quieter working conditions. “The collaboration with Boliden will give us valuable knowledge about the performance of electric trucks when driven underground, and provide answers to questions about how the driveline and batteries are affected. Reduced carbon-dioxide emissions for mining transport also means that we, indirectly, will reduce our own COThe first truck to serve the Kankberg mine, a Volvo FH Electric, will be used to transport rock bolts and other equipment into the mine and will be put into service in 2023.

 

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