Off-road and construction equipment major JCB made its first global debut for its 100 million sterling pounds (Rs 1,019 crore) project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines in India in the presence of the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari.
The Minister unveiled a JCB backhoe loader powered by a purpose-engineered hydrogen combustion engine developed by JCB to meet carbon emissions reduction targets.
A team of 150 JCB engineers are working on the initiative to develop hydrogen combustion engines – and more than 75 prototypes have already been manufactured at JCB’s UK engine plant.
