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Vale to test electric 72-tonne trucks

Vale will test two battery-powered electric 72-tonne trucks at mines in Brazil and Indonesia.

 The trucks are being tested in Indonesia and Brazil.

The trucks are being tested in Indonesia and Brazil.

The trucks will be used at the Agua Limpa iron ore mine in Minas Gerais, Brazil, and at the Sorowako nickel mine in Indonesia. The XDR80TE trucks, produced by XCMG Mining Machinery, will help Vale achieve...

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