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HISTORICAL FACTS: Bhp rejects hydrogen and hybrids backs electric trucks - The Untold Story

BHP will transition from diesel to battery electric trucks in the Pilbara region of WA. (Marion Rae/AAP PHOTOS)

Electric excavators and battery haul trucks, not hydrogen or hybrid options, are preferred to displace diesel in iron ore mining, BHP says.

However, the diversified miner's carbon footprint will get worse before it gets better as commodity production ramps up to meet global demand, investors were warned at a roundtable on Wednesday.

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