MacLean launches ML5 Multi-Lift Battery Electric Vehicle

The ML5 Multi-Lift is designed to provide a safe, certified elevated work platform (EWP) for the installation of services up to 6.5 m (21 ft) heights with a safe working load (SWL) of 2260 kg (5000 lb). An ISO coupler on the boom allows for interchangeability of baskets and attachments, depending on job requirements. Notably, the ML5 work basket duplicates the cab controls, with joysticks and the HMI safely positioned in the basket, providing complete machine control.

Jari Tuorila, Vice-President, Australasia, says:

“The ML5 has a range of attachments that eliminate heavy lifting and reaching, and with ground level servicing and swing out wings for access, there is greatly reduced exposure to hazards. It can be used as an elevated work platform, forklift, or materials handler with jib crane attachment. The new, industry-leading design – where the vehicle controls and HMI are in the basket – makes the ML5 safer than uncertified EWP designs. By enabling all vehicle control from the basket, an operator is not required in the cab of the vehicle, allowing mining operations to optimise their task resourcing. Additionally, with the ML5 joining the MacLean EV Series of underground BEV vehicles that don’t produce diesel fumes, the normally high cost of ventilation can potentially be reduced. The vehicle is so good, it is a market disruptor.”

Peter Black, Technical Sales Manager, says:

“The ML5 is the latest in MacLean’s whole new 5 Series range of high-performance mining vehicles, all of which are optionally available as a BEV zero-emission builds. Just as any MacLean equipment built for underground use, it boosts safety, cuts costs, and supports a safer and cleaner, more sustainable mining future. If you are operating an underground mine in Australia, or around the world, MacLean can help you achieve your decarbonisation targets.”

Globally, over 100 MacLean BEVs overall have been sold, and the BEV fleet has now amassed over 500 000 operating hours in the mines.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalminingreview.com/environment-sustainability/28032025/maclean-launches-ml5-multi-lift-battery-electric-vehicle/