Caterpillar and Vale Agree to Testing of Battery Electric Trucks

Caterpillar and Vale announce that they have signed an agreement to test battery electric large trucks and energy transfer systems, as well as conduct studies on ethanol-powered trucks. The aim is to support Vale in achieving its goals of reducing scope 1 and 2 (direct and indirect) carbon emissions by 33% by 2030 and zeroing its net emissions by 2050.

Haul trucks powered by batteries are being developed by Caterpillar, a battery powered truck with capacity of 240 tons will be tested by Vale at its operations in Minas Gerais. Caterpillar is also developing energy transfer solutions for trucks, which will be tested at the mining company's operations in Pará over the next few years. The two companies will also begin a joint study on a dual fuel solution for haul trucks operating on ethanol and diesel fuel.

"Voice of customer is a critical element of Caterpillar’s product development process, and Vale has been a key voice throughout our long history of collaborating on technology and product deployments. We look forward to continuing that collaboration as we launch the next generation of our iconic mining solutions to support our customers’ operational and environmental objectives.” said Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s Resource Industries group president.

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