Seems to me that a massive battery is cheaper than a massive fuel cell, 
certainly cheaper to operate.

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September 7, 2021 8:20 PM, "George Mullineaux via EV" <[email protected]> wrote:

> But just charging batteries will not fill the need of such a large truck 
> moving massive loads,
> unless the mining company has a dozen of them charged up and ready to cycle 
> the work load
> throughout the day. I don't see that as an acceptable solution for the 
> company.
> 
> As I have read these posts about fuel cells, I can honestly say that using 
> fuel cells may not be as
> efficient as batteries for a passenger vehicle, but heavy equipment and 
> long-haul trucks could
> definitely use fuel cells. But the infrastructure has to be built for 
> refueling. Or battery
> technology has to be advanced so that these large monsters can recharge in a 
> matter of minutes (I
> would say 30 minutes tops).
> 
> George Mullineaux
> 3rd Shift Wrench Monkey
> Pinnacle Corrugated, Landis, NC
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> It still doesn't make any sense. The solar they are using to make hydrogen 
> could be more
> efficiently used to just charge batteries.
> 
> On 9/6/2021 10:47 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
> 
>> A Seattle company is building a 300 ton mining truck using fuel cells.
>> Assuming that the hydrogen comes from clean generation, this may be a
>> good application of fuel cells.
>> 
>> Peri
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