Case Study: Epiroc’s Journey to an All-Electric Fleet

Confidently Transitioning to an All-Electric Fleet with Battery Simulation Models

Epiroc employed TWAICE's Premium Battery Simulation Model to boost its modeling capabilities and optimize its vehicle battery packs for operating in extreme temperatures. Armed with a cell-specific model, Epiroc was able to perform rigorous tests to understand cell performance under various load profiles, including different temperatures.

They were able to gain further confidence in their ‘Batteries as a Service’ offering through expanded battery testing to assess cycling capacity and other performance metrics such as battery degradation.

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Story Highlights

Goals

• Select the right battery cells for electric mining vehicles
• Confidently offer a ‘Batteries as a Service’ business model
• Optimize battery performance to ensure a premium customer experience

Outcomes

• Confidence in battery selection: By assessing the performance of different cells under a wide range of load profiles, Epiroc’s development team could confidently choose the battery cell best suited for its underground mining vehicles.
• Accelerated development time: Using battery simulation models instead of physical testing accelerated the development time of the vehicles by months while also reducing costs.
• Better customer experience: Epiroc’s mining customers can benefit from electric vehicles with batteries that have been rigorously optimized for their extreme operating environments.

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"TWAICE provided us with the insights that helped us gain the confidence we needed to deliver a premium product to our customers. We accelerated the development of high-performing battery electric vehicles by months. With TWAICE, we can provide high-performing battery electric vehicles to our customers that meet the complex needs of the industry.” - Daniel Johnson, Global Product Manager at Epiroc.

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