FLEETS

Epiroc to convert

MINING equipment maker Epiroc has added a conversion capability that will allow it to turn diesel mining equipment into battery-electric vehicles.

An Epiroc Scooptram ST1030 loader turned from diesel to battery-electric.

An Epiroc Scooptram ST1030 loader turned from diesel to battery-electric.

It has bought Vancouver, Canada-based FVT Research, which has developed the diesel to electric conversion skills, for an undisclosed sum. FVT designs diesel-to-battery conversion kits and rebuilds mining...

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