JCB India Limited, today launched dual-fuel CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Backhoe Loader in India. This new machine 'JCB 3DX DFi' can operate on CNG and diesel simultaneously using the HCCI (Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition) technology.
The machine was launched by the Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari today.
The machine has been developed in India and has been tested in various operating conditions before its launch. It will be built at the company's Delhi-NCR factory at Ballabgarh. JCB India has five factories and a Design Centre in the country.
JCB group’s sixth factory is currently