Month: March 2018

JCB’s first electric excavator

19C-1 E-Tec electric mini excavator
JCB chairman Lord Bamford and his son George Bamford with the new 19C-1 E-Tec electric mini excavator

 JCB has revealed its first fully-electric mini excavator, which was developed in secret at the company’s Staffordshire headquarters in the UK.

The new 19-tonne 19C-I E-Tec was heralded as a ‘real breakthrough’ by company chairman Lord Bamford. Continue reading “JCB’s first electric excavator”

MTU gets Stage V certification for engines to 480 kW

Posted by Paul Moore on 1st March 2018 on IM-Mining.com

Rolls-Royce’s MTU Series 1000, 1100, 1300 and 1500 engines have been awarded their EU Stage V compliance certificates

MTU Series 1000, 1100, 1300 and 1500

Rolls-Royce’s MTU Series 1000, 1100, 1300 and 1500 engines have been awarded their EU Stage V compliance certificates from the German Federal Motor Vehicle Authority (KBA). The engines have been specially designed for industrial Continue reading “MTU gets Stage V certification for engines to 480 kW”