MacLean Engineering has introduced that Pure Sources Canada (NRCan) has dedicated C$2.5 million in funding to assist the corporate’s battery-electric automobile (BEV) analysis and growth program. The announcement was made in the course of the Canadian Essential Minerals Discussion board on the Prospectors & Builders Affiliation of Canada (PDAC) 2026 Conference in Toronto.
The federal funding is being delivered by means of NRCan’s Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Name below the Vitality Innovation Program and can speed up commercialisation of MacLean’s GR8 EV Grader, the inaugural mannequin for the newly created Floor Mining Car division. In September 2024 at MINExpo, MacLean and Fortescue co-announced the event of a fleet of GR8 EV Graders for Fortescue’s Western Australia operations.
The funding announcement was made by the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Vitality and Pure Sources, alongside MacLean Engineering President Stella Holloway. The funding for MacLean Engineering, primarily based in Collingwood, Ontario, will assist the design and growth of the MacLean GR8 EV Graders to assist mining operations in Canada and the broader mining trade, commencing with Fortescue in Western Australia. NRCan’s funding will assist advance the commercialisation of the MacLean GR8 EV Grader, a novel Canadian clear expertise product with world functions throughout the floor mining sector.
“Analysis and growth are important to constructing the accountable and dependable crucial mineral provide chains that energy clear power, superior manufacturing and defence readiness,” stated the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Vitality and Pure Sources. “By supporting revolutionary tasks like these led by MacLean Engineering, we’re strengthening Canada’s management in applied sciences that cut back environmental impacts, enhance productiveness and construct lengthy‑time period financial and safety resilience.”
“This funding from Pure Sources Canada is a strong endorsement of Canadian innovation and manufacturing,” stated Stella Holloway, President of MacLean Engineering. “As a proudly Canadian firm, we’re centered on rising our capabilities right here at residence whereas delivering sustainable mining options to clients all over the world. NRCan’s assist accelerates the commercialisation of our battery-electric applied sciences and permits us to maneuver quicker in constructing our new Floor Mining Car Division. Collectively, we’re advancing sensible electrification pathways that strengthen Canada’s crucial minerals provide chain and place Canadian clear expertise on the worldwide stage.”
