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Fortescue’s 6MW electric vehicle charger stuns the EV and mining industries (thedriven.io)
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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The 6 MW chargers will be used to charge the huge 1.9 megawatt hour batteries that drive the power systems for the massive 240 tonne battery electric haul trucks. It says it will be able to do that in just half an hour.