Closing the Gap on
Underground Electrification
While Canada is home to many of the operating battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in mining today, this path has not been without its challenges. Barriers to increasing adoption stem from BEVs needing to further prove their profitability and long-term effectiveness. This project aims to tackle the challenges scaling BEV deployment in underground mining, where return on investment (ROI) remains uncertain across fleet types.
A Consortium
Built to Deliver
Pooling resources, data, and learnings across partners.
Lowering emissions through fleet electrification.
Sharing knowledge for the benefit of the wider industry.
EVOLVE aims to close the gap with a long-running study of BEV fleet performance by bringing together Canadian leaders in the field. The consortium will pool resources, data, and learnings for the benefit of the wider industry, spurring electrification of mining worldwide.
One Study,
Shared Learnings
EVOLVE and its partners will trial BEVs at multiple mine sites, optimize charging and energy systems, and assess vehicle performance and long-term asset management strategies, validating the business case for scalable, low-emissions mining.
EVOLVE
Project Objectives
EVOLVE is built around four objectives, each targeting a different part of what it takes to run battery-electric fleets underground at scale.
A National Study
Built to Last
EVOLVE is built to leave something behind: lasting change at each participating site, and shared knowledge the whole industry can build on.
Lower emissions at every site
In the years after the project, reduced diesel use and lower greenhouse gas emissions from fuel at each participating mine.
LASTING FLEET ADOPTION
A greater share of each company's mobile fleet running on battery power once the project ends, backed by hard data on BEV integration and scaling.
