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You still need ventilation systems with electric vehicles. A lot of stuff produces particulates or vapors that need to be vented out.


Actually you need ventilation also for the actual humans.

A common "standard" for mines/tunnelling is:

3 Cubic meters/minute per worker

4 cubic meters/minute per diesel HP (calculated on the max power output of the engines)

Electric vehicles (battery powered) are usually not considered as they normally represent a fraction of the power involved in the construction/digging.

The large machines that are electrically powered (via cable/wire) are not included as they do not produce exhaust fumes nor particles/vapours, but they may be considered in some cases for the amount of heat they produce.




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