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Driver who broke sound barrier sets new speed record in hydrogen-powered car
British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph in car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines
TL;DR
- Andy Green set a new world record for a hydrogen-powered car at 406.320 mph.
- The car was powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower, engineered by JCB.
- The record was set at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
- Green previously set the outright land-speed record in 1997 and the diesel-powered car land-speed record in 2006.
- JCB believes hydrogen can better handle the demands of heavy industries than electric power.
- The company is using green hydrogen, created using renewable energy, though it's a small fraction of global production.