Government Gives Go-Ahead To Use Of The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Digger On UK Roads
The UK Government has confirmed that it has approved the use on British roads of the world’s first digger to be powered by a hydrogen combustion engine. The Department for Transport (DfT) said special dispensation had been granted, under a vehicle special order, enabling the British construction equipment manufacturer JCB to test and use the hydrogen-powered backhoe loader on the country’s roads. The approval forms part of the UK Government’s broader plans to help decarbonise the country’s construction sector and local roads. It comes on the back of a new three-year programme that our transport consultants also recently reported on , Live Labs 2, powered by £30 million in government funding . What do we know about JCB’s new hydrogen-powered digger? The DfT said in its confirmation of the news that the vehicle special order, as granted by the Transport Secretary, entitles JCB to test the digger on the public highway. The department de...