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Komatsu, Proterra collaborating on UG electrification

US ELECTRIC vehicle technology developer Proterra is collaborating with Komatsu to electrify underground mining technology using Proterra’s battery technology.

An artist's impression of a Komatsu jumbo with Proterra batteries.

An artist's impression of a Komatsu jumbo with Proterra batteries.

Komatsu has some ground to make up in the underground hard rock battery-electric space. The company is a relative newcomer to underground hard rock mining. It introduced its first underground loaders...

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