Ripple · Corridor Economics

What does a kilometre actually cost?

Pick a Southern African mining corridor. Set your diesel price and your charging tariff. See the whole fleet, one truck, one kilometre and one tonne — diesel against electric, side by side.

Basis. Every tonne moves one way laden and returns empty; laden and empty legs are costed separately. Tonnages are road-borne only — rail volumes are excluded because they are not addressable by a charging network. The charging tariff is treated as all-in to the fleet, so it carries battery-as-a-service; electric finance therefore covers the conversion but not the pack. Driver, tyres, tolls and border costs are identical for both drivetrains.

Accuracy. Diesel price is the single most sensitive input — a 10 US cent move shifts the energy saving by roughly eight percent. Corridor tonnages are anchored on published 2025 export and border-crossing data; the chrome-to-Durban, Saldanha and Tete figures are derived rather than published. Indicative only, not an offer, a quotation or investment advice.