Electric mine excavator

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dan_b
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Electric mine excavator

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Certainly seems to be good at moving a lot of stuff

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Re: Electric mine excavator

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but still greenwashing, given that they are extracting iron ore!
I know we shall always need some new iron to top up the rest going round in the recycling, but these huge Aussie coal and iron ore mines have generally got a very poor environmental record.
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