Australia Sustainability: What is the transition economics of more efficient mining trucks?

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Australia Sustainability: What is the transition economics of more efficient mining trucks?

Global Research

22 July 2026ab

Australia Sustainability Equities

AustralasiaWhat is the transition economics of more

efficient mining trucks? Global Sustainability

Lydia Brunton

Analyst

lydia.brunton@ubs.com

Drawing on UBS’s initiation of SANY International and the analysis of mining- +61-2-9324 2172

truck economics, we revisit our transition economics framework to find Victoria Kalb

alternatives that could offer miners a negative-cost transition hedge as Analyst

electrification matures. vicki.kalb@ubs.com

+65-6495 4584

Chinese OEMs can deliver TCO savings. UBS’s initiation of SANY Heavy Equipment Lachlan Shaw

AnalystInternational outlines how Chinese OEMs are reshaping competition through faster

lachlan.shaw@ubs.com

electrification, lower costs and more responsive aftermarket support. The team finds

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Sany Intl's mining trucks deliver an all-in total cost of ownership 16–22% below

comparable diesel-electric equipment through lower fuel and maintenance costs Yuhua Li

Analyst(Figure 1Exresidualvalueandavailabilitydiferences,weestimateSanyIntl'shybridal-inTCOis16-2%belowacomparablediesel-electricduetoenergyandmaintenancesavings). Sany Intl utilises a "multi-engine parallel + localised component" architecture

yuhua.li@ubs.com

on its rigid mining trucks, essentially an electric-driven system with a battery buffer (not +852-2971 6491

a traditional hybrid).

Leigha Miyata

Why does this matter? SANY’s truck economics assume a c.10% lower purchase leigha.miyata@ubs.com

price, 15%+ fuel savings and 50%+ lower maintenance costs versus a conventional +81-3-5208 7101

diesel-electric truck of equivalent tonnage. Incorporating these assumptions into our

Jarvis Lam