World’s largest electric truck in

The eDumper does heavy work in the quarry of Vigier Ciment. Photo: Andreas Sutte
The eDumper does heavy work in the quarry of Vigier Ciment. Photo: Andreas Sutter (Lithium Storage GmbH)
The eDumper dump truck is the largest electric vehicle in the world and will be in operation in a quarry in Péry in the Bernese Jura from 20 April. Together with industry partners, the Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, the NTB Interstaatliche Hochschule für Technik Buchs and Empa have developed this eco-friendly truck. T he world's largest electric vehicle with an empty weight of 58 tons and a payload of 65 tons has been christen ed «Lynx» on April 20 in the presence of numerous representatives from business and politics and will start its work next week in the quarry of Vigier Ciment in the Canton of Berne. The electric dump truck designed over the past 18 months is an example of successful applied research in Switzerland. This interdisciplinary cooperation has set three world records. The eDumper is the largest and most powerful battery-powered electric wheeled vehicle in the world. For this purpose, the largest battery ever produced for an electric vehicle was installed, which weighs 4.5 tons and is as heavy as two complete passenger cars.
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