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BHP trialling EVs at Olympic Dam for global rollout

BHP could swap diesel for electric power in its global fleet of light vehicles based on the results of a trial about to begin at Olympic Dam in South Australia.

David Upton
BHP is trialling Voltra electric vehicles underground at Olympic Dam.

BHP is trialling Voltra electric vehicles underground at Olympic Dam.

BHP general manager integrated operations at Olympic Dam, Claire Halsey, told a conference in Adelaide the company had been working for several months on a trial of electric-powered Toyota Landcruisers...

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