JCB to invest £100 mn to make super-efficient hydrogen engines

JCB is funding £100 million on a project to generate super-efficient hydrogen engines. The hydrogen-powered JCB backhoe loader was launched recently. Now a second JCB machine, a Loadall telescopic handler has been on display at central London. JCB is investing in hydrogen as they do not see electricity being the all-around solution, especially not for their industry, since it can only be used to power smaller machines. It does imply that they would carry on building engines, but they would be super-efficient, affordable, high-tech hydrogen motors with zero carbon emissions, which can be brought to market quickly using their current supply base. 

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