Teck Resources (TSE: TECK.B)聽announced Tuesday it is launching two new electric passenger buses to transport employees to and from its Fording River and聽Greenhills聽steelmaking coal operations in British Columbia鈥檚 Elk Valley region.聽聽聽
The electric buses will replace diesel buses in Teck鈥檚 passenger bus fleet as a more environmentally beneficial and聽cost effective聽transport option, Teck said. This represents the first use of electric passenger buses for employee transport in the Canadian mining industry.聽聽
It takes 170聽tonnes聽of steelmaking coal to produce a wind turbine and the requirement of copper to build electric vehicles
鈥淭aking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy and cost efficiency at our operations is a key part of our approach to responsible mining,鈥� said CEO Don Lindsay in a media statement.聽 鈥淭hese electric buses are made possible by mining products like steelmaking coal and copper, demonstrating the important role that our industry products play in supporting the important global transition to a low-carbon economy.鈥澛犅�
The benefits, Teck said, include greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction聽estimated to be the equivalent of taking 10 combustion engine cars off the road, and an estimated 50% reduction in overall cost compared to a standard diesel bus over a聽10-12 year聽lifespan.聽
The buses are wrapped with graphics illustrating the role of mining products in a聽low-carbon聽future, and highlighting the fact that it takes 170聽tonnes聽of steelmaking coal to produce a wind turbine and the requirement of copper to build electric vehicles.聽