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[-] cholesterol@lemmy.world 378 points 5 months ago

The dump truck, at 45 tons, ascends the 13-percent grade and takes on 65 tons of ore. With more than double the weight going back down the hill, the beast's regenerative braking system recaptures more than enough energy to refill the charge the eDumper used going up.

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 328 points 5 months ago

So the energy this truck uses is harnessed via mining and loading... Essentially this energy was stored in the ore via geological processes.

This truck uses continental drift as his fuel.

[-] Speculater@lemmy.world 89 points 5 months ago
[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago
[-] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 5 months ago

Or in physics terms, potential energy.

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 34 points 5 months ago

Since everything seems to be going downhill right now, how would I harness that power? You telling me the crystal peddling influencers were right all along? 🤣

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago

I've seen a cable lift that worked basically like that. It transferred ore down the mountain, so heavy buckets going down lifted the empty buckets back up.

[-] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 months ago

Didn't Tom Scott make a video about this?

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 30 points 5 months ago

Statistically, yes.

[-] CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

I’ve heard of a diesel-electric logging truck that uses this concept as well. Use the batteries going up the mountain empty, charge them again going downhill loaded.

[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The truck has a penis?

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