By the end of this year, Vale Canada, a subsidiary of Brazilian mining giant Vale, expects to have “upward of 20 battery-powered vehicles†operating in five of its Ontario mines — including a number supplied by Canadian electric mining vehicle manufacturer Rokion.
“EVs certainly complement the efforts of the business in terms of greenhouse gas and carbon reduction,†says Alex Mulloy, mining engineer, base metals technology and innovation, according to a recent story in Vale News.
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