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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Large haul trucks and an excavator working in a deep open-pit mine under a blue sky.

Open-pit mines like this one are where battery-electric haul truck fleets could match or beat diesel costs over a decade, according to new Accela Research modelling.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Yellow mining haul truck parked in a rocky quarry beneath a clear sky.

A single haul truck can burn millions of litres of diesel over its life, making fuel savings central to the electric business case.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Yellow dump truck reflected in pooled water at a mining site.

Accela's analysis of 20-truck fleets finds electric haulage gains ground when diesel prices spike and the Fuel Tax Credit is removed.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Front view of a large yellow mining truck at Chuquicamata mine in Chile on a sunny day.

Miners including Fortescue are moving electric equipment from trials toward deployment as cost modelling improves.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Large mining truck on a dirt road in a mountainous landscape under clear skies.

Total cost of ownership over ten years, not sticker price, is the metric that matters for fleet decarbonisation decisions.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Large mining truck at a quarry in Thabazimbi, South Africa, under a clear blue sky.

Diesel haul trucks remain the backbone of most mining fleets, but electric alternatives are closing the cost gap.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Yellow dump trucks and conveyor machinery at a sunny mining site with a blue sky.

Battery-electric fleets could approach or beat diesel costs even before accounting for future fuel price volatility.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Dump truck driving along a dusty road in golden sunlight, with rocks in the foreground.

Removing Australia's Fuel Tax Credit would sharpen the economics of switching haul fleets to electric power.

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In Pictures: Electric mining trucks can undercut diesel on 10-year costs, even with Australia's fuel tax credit

Row of heavy-duty dump trucks parked on a sandy construction site under a clear sky.

Fleet-scale modelling suggests electrification pays off across 20-truck operations, not just pilot vehicles.

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