Teck Rolling Out Electric Buses
October 22 2019 - 12:20PM
Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) today announced it is launching two
new electric passenger buses to transport employees to and from its
Fording River and Greenhills steelmaking coal operations in British
Columbia’s Elk Valley region.
The electric passenger buses will replace diesel buses in Teck’s
passenger bus fleet as a more environmentally beneficial, cost
effective and comfortable employee transport option. This
represents the first use of electric passenger buses for employee
transport in the Canadian mining industry.
“Taking 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,” said Don Lindsay, President and
CEO. “These 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.”
“It’s great to see Teck taking action on climate change within
every aspect of their operations,” said Michelle Mungall, Minister
of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. “Switching from diesel to
electric buses for employee transportation supports our
government’s CleanBC plan, and is another example of the strong
leadership and innovation shown by BC’s mining industry.”
“The role of industry in reducing carbon emissions is key to
delivering on the Province’s CleanBC goals,” said George Heyman,
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “Today’s
announcement is a positive step that could lead to expanded
opportunity for industry. It is good to see Teck exploring new
low-carbon options to support operations and create a cleaner
environment.”
Benefits of the new electric buses include:
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction of each bus is estimated to be
the equivalent of taking 10 combustion engine cars off the
road
- Estimated 50% reduction in overall cost compared to a standard
diesel bus over a 10-12 year lifespan
- Quieter operation, reducing noise for employees and
communities
The buses are wrapped with graphics illustrating the role of
mining products in a low-carbon future. This includes the fact that
it takes 170 tonnes of steelmaking coal to produce a wind turbine
and the requirement of copper to build electric vehicles.
Since 2011, Teck has implemented projects and initiatives to
reduce GHG emissions at its operations by 289,000 tonnes which is
the equivalent to taking over 88,000 combustion engine cars off the
road. This first use of electric buses will provide important
learnings on the potential of using electric buses more broadly
across Teck’s operations.
For more information on Teck’s approach to climate action, visit
our Taking Action on Climate
Change page.
Click below for electric bus images: Teck Electric Bus 1Teck
Electric Bus 2Teck Electric Bus 3Teck Electric Bus 4
About Teck Teck is a diversified resource
company committed to responsible mining and mineral development
with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal, zinc
and energy. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are
listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and
TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK. Learn
more about Teck at www.teck.com or
follow @TeckResources.
Media Contact: Chris StannellPublic Relations
Manager604.699.4368chris.stannell@teck.com
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