I can see EV for next-gen mining equipment, the sort of behemoth that the wheels alone dwarf a man standing next to one - and still needded for mining new climate tech energy likel lithium, copper, silicon - but jeez, just some truck?
1978: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagger_288
> Gross power: 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity
The optimisation for mining would be replacing more of the surface diesel generators with solar + batteries as a logistics optimisation.
Already in operation: https://youtu.be/6TxMeHRq1mk?t=178