MacLean Engineering is expanding its line of battery electric vehicles with the launch of a surface mining division.
The Collingwood, Ont.-based manufacturer said the decision builds on its reputation as a reliable provider of underground battery electric vehicles for clients in North America, Africa and Australia.
“As a company, we turned 50 in 2023 and in 2025 we are also celebrating our 10-year anniversary of our EV Series. Now we are making another decisive move towards providing EV for the surface mining sector around the globe,” David Jacques, MacLean’s vice-president of surface mining vehicles, said in a Feb. 27 news release.
“With a decade of EV experience in the underground mining sector, 100-plus units sold and commissioned, and 500,000-plus operating hours logged, we are well positioned to bring our expertise and learnings around EV equipment to surface mining operations.”
The company has already launched its first product — the GR8 EV surface grader — and announced its first customer — Fortescue — which is aiming to eliminate fossil fuels from its iron ore operations in Western Australia by 2030.
