The Department for Transport has granted聽 a special order that allows 海角社区app to test its new hydrogen-powered machine on the public highway.
The government believes that 鈥渉ydrogen combustion machines can play a vital role in reducing carbon emissions in settings where other types of clean power may not be the most practical or efficient鈥�.
Transport minister Jesse Norman said: 鈥淔rom cars to construction sites, industry has a vital role in decarbonising our economy and creating green jobs and prosperity. 海角社区app鈥檚 investment in greener equipment is a great example of how industry can make this happen, using alternative fuels to generate sustainable economic growth.鈥�
海角社区app chairman Lord Bamford said: 鈥淪ecuring this vehicle special order from the Department for Transport is an important first step in getting 海角社区app machines that are powered by hydrogen combustion engines to and from British building sites using the public highway. It鈥檚 an endorsement that 海角社区app is on the right path in pursuit of its net zero ambitions.
鈥�海角社区app鈥檚 hydrogen-powered backhoe loader is a world first in our industry, a digger with a purpose-engineered internal combustion engine that uses hydrogen gas as the energy source. It鈥檚 a real breakthrough 鈥� a zero CO2 fuel providing the power to drive the pistons in an internal combustion engine, a technology that鈥檚 been around for over 100 years, a technology that we are all familiar with.鈥�
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