We never thought that for a while, the terms Toyota Land Cruiser and electric would make headlines, but here we are. To make matters worse, this is official Toyota news, even though it is local news from Land Down Under.
Toyota Australia announced a partnership with BHP Billiton, Australia’s leading resource company, to conduct pilot trials of modified electric vehicles. Yes, this modification involves the Land Cruiser 70 series. The experiment is clearly small and limited to a single conversion example that will work in the mine.
Toyota Motor Australia’s product planning and development department in the Port of Melbourne converted the single-cabin Land Cruiser 70 series into electric vehicles. The modified main BEV can be used in underground mines. The test was conducted at the BHP Nickel West mine in Western Australia.
If you want to know what the purpose of this partnership is, Toyota Austalia and BHP hope to further explore the reduction of emissions in their light fleet. For the past 20 years, the two companies have maintained a strong partnership, and the project is believed to strengthen the connection between them and demonstrate how they can work together to “change the future.”
It is worth mentioning that the main horses in many parts of the world are usually driven by diesel. If this test is successful, it means that the electric land cruiser has proved to be an effective mining main horse. It will reduce the use of diesel, artificial, Reliance on help. To achieve the company’s mid-term goal of reducing operating emissions by 30% by 2030.
It is hoped that more information about the results of the small-scale test will be obtained from Toyota Motor Australia, which may pave the way for the introduction of electric vehicles into the country’s mining service fleet.