New fully-automated electric truck charging technology from Caterpillar makes mine sites safer

Caterpillar has successfully demonstrated a new battery electric truck charging technology at its Tucson Proving Ground in Green Valley, Arizona. The Cat Automated Energy Transfer System (Cat AETS) utilizes robotics, robust vision systems, and controls to fully automate the connection between a battery electric machine and a two- to six-megawatt stationary charger. 

New fully-automated electric truck charging technology from Caterpillar makes mine sites safer
Caterpillar has successfully demonstrated a new battery electric truck charging technology at its Tucson Proving Ground in Green Valley, Arizona. The Cat Automated Energy Transfer System (Cat AETS) utilizes robotics, robust vision systems, and controls to fully automate the connection between a battery electric machine and a two- to six-megawatt stationary charger.