Reborn Electric Motors was part of the largest mining fair in Chile and Latin America
The Chilean company specialized in the manufacture of electric buses was present at the Codelco stand and carried out collaborative work with the Swedish bearing company SKF.
The technological startup Reborn Electric Motors (REM) participated in Expomin, the largest mining fair in Chile and Latin America focused on the transfer of knowledge, experiences and the technological offer that contributes to innovation and increased productivity of mining processes.
During the event, the chilean brand specialized in the manufacture of electric buses 0 kilometers exposed its Power Distribution Unit (PDU), a key device for its vehicles, whose objective is to distribute the energy accumulated in the batteries of each one to the different mechanisms of transport. From Reborn the co-founders Felipe Cevallos and Ricardo Repenning attended, together with the experts; Allan Guiloff, Daniel Montoya and Javier Vera, the three R&D Engineers of the startup.
“We are very happy to participate in Expomin, since today we have an important fleet of electric buses manufactured in Chile, which transport the workers of the largest underground copper mine in the world. We are motivated that with a product developed in our country, with local engineering, this important milestone of electrifying the underground operation of El Teniente Division is achieved. We seek to be a contribution to the decarbonization of national and international mining with our electric bus solution”, commented the co-founder and general manager of Reborn Electric Motors, Felipe Cevallos.
Together with SKF, they carried out collaborative work, where the REM bus, the Queltehue model, was exhibited at the FISA facilities to transport people to the SKF Circular Economy Center.
During this tour, the Swedish bearing company sought to promote the 100% sustainable experience with Reborn and publicize its reconditioning solutions for its main mining clients. Both brands share the values around the sustainable production model, seeking to add added value from the Chilean industry.
“The incorporation of electromobility in our operations is key in our path towards a more sustainable mining. In addition, it promotes the formation of new capacities and enables new business models, also contributing to the reduction of costs. Currently, Codelco's mining companies travel in the largest fleet of electric buses in the industry, and for us it is of significant value that most of these vehicles are manufactured in Rancagua by a Chilean company," said the director of Decarbonization of processes of the Corporate Innovation Management of Codelco, Gonzalo Ramírez.
REM at The Electric Mine 2023
Along the same lines, between May 23 and 25, Reborn will be part of the important international conference held in the United States, The Electric Mine 2023. The focus of the event will be to make visible the objectives adopted by different mining companies worldwide, which are on a mission to lower their interim and final emissions through hybrid solutions, cars and alternative fuels.