# This zinc mine needed a truck no one made, so they made it themselves

> Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so they designed their own: a 140-ton BEV haul truck with a huge, 770 kWh…

- **Source:** [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/06/21/this-zinc-mine-needed-a-truck-no-one-made-so-they-made-their-own/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a387fa308a84490c4319922)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #ev
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a387fa308a84490c4319922

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