Yahoo Autos Watch as Caterpillar tests a giant electric mining truck prototype
Caterpillar is throwing its hat in the electric mining truck ring. The newly-Texas-based company gathered feedback from real-world customers to develop a battery-powered version of the huge 793, and it demonstrated what the truck is capable of at its proving grounds in Arizona.
Electrifying a mining truck makes a tremendous amount of sense: these mammoth vehicles regularly haul heavy loads on relatively short routes. Caterpillar explained the customers who opted to participate in the Early Learner program it launched in 2021 provided the feedback required to electrify the 793, though it stopped short of revealing precisely what these companies requested or publishing specifications.
