Heavy machines maker JCB, which is growing in double digits this year, is planning to make its machines “greener” by reducing fossil fuel consumption, the firm said.
One in two heavy machines (construction equipment, agricultural and waste management machines) sold in India is a JCB product, claimed JCB Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Deepak Shetty.
The company has been working on making their machines more fuel efficient. Over the last 10 years, it has improved the efficiency of our backhoe loader by almost 40 per cent, Shetty said.
Last December, it unveiled its maiden machine powered by a newly-developed hydrogen combustion engine. However, presently the demand for CNG machines is not high.
