Komatsu to make hybrid excavators in China
TOKYO —
Construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd said Wednesday it plans to start assembling diesel-electric hybrid excavators in China this year. Komatsu—which last year began producing the machines as a test run in Japan—targets sales of 700 units for the current financial year from April, a company spokesman said.
“Of these, we aim to sell 500 units in China, by producing them in our subsidiary in the country’s Shandong province,” he said.
On average, a hybrid excavator uses 25% less fuel than a conventional diesel-powered model, said the spokesman.
“Our costumers favour the fuel-efficiency of hybrid construction machinery, and the ratio of fuel costs to personnel costs is high in emerging economies.”
The spokesman said: “We need little new investment in the existing plant, as the configuration of hybrid construction machinery is almost the same as for conventional machinery.”
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rajakumar
Way to go N225's Komatsu and China people. Japan needs China's land/people for more global increase in abundance.
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sharky1
There has got to be a better solution for diesel hybrids than electricity. Unless the electricity is generated from hydrogen. In that case they need a seawater hydrogen converter to make hybrid fishing vessels that can run on seawater.
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TumbleDry
sharky1: please read first the link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_cell
then post a new comment.
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sharky1
and your point is????
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TumbleDry
sharky1: explain me the "seawater hydrogen converter" thing, please.
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TheQuestion
So instead of having diesel powered excavators they have excavators powered by electricity provided by diesel power plants...I'm sorry but I fail to see efficiency of such a venture.
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dontpanic
TheQuestion - the answers in the article
"On average, a hybrid excavator uses 25% less fuel than a conventional diesel-powered model"
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