Toyota Australia Division presented special SUV Land Cruiser 70 Series with electric power plant. The car was developed by order of the mining company BHP Billiton. The first copy of the machine will soon go for testing, which will take place at the nickel mine.
The tests will take into account performance, reliability, battery recharge time and susceptibility to corrosion. If successful, the Japanese plan to produce a small series of such cars. It is assumed that the transition to “green” Land Cruiser SUVs will significantly reduce the cost of maintaining the BHP fleet.
The battery in the electric car is installed under the floor of the body. Until Toyota began to reveal the power of the electric motor, as well as the dynamic characteristics of the new product. Also, the Japanese have not yet released information on the range of the “green” SUV.
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The all-wheel drive system of the car will remain unchanged. The regular Land Cruiser 70 Series is powered by a 4.5-liter V8 diesel engine in Australia.
This is not the first collaboration between Toyota and BHP. In 2018 companies presented another variation of the electric mine utility vehicle. It was planned to use such a machine to inspect mines. The conversion of the SUV was carried out by Voltra specialists from the city of Adelaide.
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