The Australian miner is betting hundreds of millions of dollars on electric mining machinery. We climbed aboard the giant prototypes going through their paces in China.

The Australian miner is betting hundreds of millions of dollars on electric mining machinery. We climbed aboard the giant prototypes going through their paces in China.

Engineers at XCMG, the Chinese state-owned machinery group, have teamed with Fortescue Metals to replace the Australian miner’s diesel-powered machinery fleet.