JCB engine wins award

5 November 2021

JCB’s new internal combustion engine running on hydrogen has won one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in British automotive engineering honouring technical achievement. 

At a ceremony in London, JCB Chairman Lord Bamford was presented with the Royal Automobile Club’s Dewar Trophy – the third time that the company has received the award.

John Wood MBE, Chairman of the Dewar Technical Committee, said: “JCB has been a pioneer in terms of power-train development since it started building its own engines in 2004. That ethos has continued with its latest hydrogen-fuelled engines, which are an inspiring combination of current expertise and next-generation technology.” 

Lord Bamford commented: “Our new hydrogen-fuelled engines can be put into production relatively quickly and it’s an important and pioneering step towards a zero-carbon future, and testament to the amazing abilities of our British engineers.” 

In 2019 JCB won the trophy for its 19C-1E electric mini excavator. The company also received it in  2007 after the JCB Dieselmax team set a diesel-powered land speed record of 350.092mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats, USA. 

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