# Epiroc launches battery-powered underground mining truck

Epiroc launched a new range of battery-powered underground mining equipment, including a 42-ton capacity truck, and aims to electrify all its underground machines within five years. Production of an 18-ton loader will start in 2019.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2018-11-17
- Status: announced
- Products: battery-powered underground mining truck, battery-powered loader, battery-powered drill rigs
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Epiroc](https://endata.com/companies/12991.md)
- [Northvolt](https://endata.com/companies/7632.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [moneyweb.co.za](https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/industry/electric-vehicle-revolution-goes-underground-with-mine-truck/), 2018-11-17: "Next year we will start production of an 18-ton loader and we will start offering medium-sized drill rigs with battery options."

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