Rio Tinto purchases 4 Wabtec battery-electric locomotives for the Pilbara

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By mmillikinJan 11, 2022, 3:30 am471 ptsHot
Rio Tinto will purchase four 7MWh FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives (earlier post) from Wabtec Corporation for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Production of the units is due to commence in the United States in…

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