VIDEO: JCB hydrogen backhoe gets full launch alongside zero-emission refuelling technologies

At a special event at JCB Global HQ in Staffordshire, UK, the OEM announced that its prototype hydrogen-combustion backhoe loader is now entering full production. Alongside a full showcase of the vehicle, experts spoke about JCB’s battery energy storage system, hydrogen-powered generator and new, portable hydrogen refuelling system, launched with its partner HyKit. Overall JCB emphasised the ease-of-use of hydrogen systems, a like-for-like swap for diesel with identical performance metrics… or as Daniel Garner puts it, “Excitingly normal.” In this video: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Alex Salisbury, Product Specialist, Backhoe Loaders, JCB 1:18 Mark Richards, Principal Engineer, JCB 2:33 Daniel Garner, Sales Manager, JCB Power Products 4:46 John Vickers, Director of Engineering, HyKit Continue reading VIDEO: JCB hydrogen backhoe gets full launch alongside zero-emission refuelling technologies at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.

VIDEO: JCB hydrogen backhoe gets full launch alongside zero-emission refuelling technologies
VIDEO: JCB hydrogen backhoe gets full launch alongside zero-emission refuelling technologies

At a special event at JCB Global HQ in Staffordshire, UK, the OEM announced that its prototype hydrogen-combustion backhoe loader is now entering full production. Alongside a full showcase of the vehicle, experts spoke about JCB’s battery energy storage system, hydrogen-powered generator and new, portable hydrogen refuelling system, launched with its partner HyKit. Overall JCB emphasised the ease-of-use of hydrogen systems, a like-for-like swap for diesel with identical performance metrics… or as Daniel Garner puts it, “Excitingly normal.”

In this video: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Alex Salisbury, Product Specialist, Backhoe Loaders, JCB 1:18 Mark Richards, Principal Engineer, JCB 2:33 Daniel Garner, Sales Manager, JCB Power Products 4:46 John Vickers, Director of Engineering, HyKit

Continue reading VIDEO: JCB hydrogen backhoe gets full launch alongside zero-emission refuelling technologies at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.