TECHNOLOGY

Cat developing hydrogen-hybrid engine

CATERPILLAR has launched a three-year program to demonstrate a hydrogen-hybrid power solution built on its Cat C13D engine platform, which could potentially be used in underground mining applications.

Staff Reporter
The Caterpillar C13D engine.

The Caterpillar C13D engine.

The R1700 underground loader is one of the pieces of equipment in the Caterpillar fleet fitted with the C13 engine platform. This will not be the first time Caterpillar has experimented with hydrogen...

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