LH518B

Sandvik · Finland · battery-electric

Electric LHD by Sandvik. Status: in production.

LH518B: electric lhd illustration; powertrain battery-electric, status in production, country Finland battery-electric In production Finland
Battery
-
Payload
18 t
Runtime
-
Hub
Vehicles

Charging

Charging: Battery swap (Sandvik AutoSwap, no crane needed)

Autonomy: autonomous.

Machine record

Machine record

LH518B (Sandvik)
MakeSandvik
Classmining
TypeLHD
CountryFinland
Powertrainbattery-electric
ChargingBattery swap (Sandvik AutoSwap, no crane needed)
Payload (t)18
Autonomyautonomous
Statusin production
Record updated2026-10

Official site: home.sandvik

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Electric Mining Equipment. Machines are compared on battery size, how they charge in the field, runtime against the duty cycle and autonomy - the factors that decide whether a machine class can run on batteries or still needs hybrid, trolley or hydrogen power.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
LH518B (Sandvik)
Sources
ElectronsX equipment dataset; manufacturer specifications and operator releases
Updated
2026-10