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Vale and Caterpillar partner on BEV and ethanol trials

Agreement involves testing Caterpillar's 240-ton BEVs in Minas Gerais

Caterpillar’s first battery electric 793 large mining truck demonstrated at the company’s Tucson Proving Ground. Credit: Caterpillar

Caterpillar’s first battery electric 793 large mining truck demonstrated at the company’s Tucson Proving Ground. Credit: Caterpillar

Mining giant Vale and construction equipment leader Caterpillar have signed a landmark agreement to explore the use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and ethanol-powered haul trucks in a significant...

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