Charge a 240T truck in 30 minutes?

Tax payer support for fast-charging haul trucks

Western Australian miner Fortescue has received A$10 million in funding from taxpayers to develop a 6MW fast charger for heavy mining equipment that can potentially charge a 240T haul truck in just 30 minutes.

The funding is delivered through the federal government-funded Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), with the goal of deploying the first pr…