JCB Hydromax Breaks Hydrogen-Powered Land Speed Record at Bonneville

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JCB’s Hydromax, powered by two hydrogen-burning engines delivering a combined 1,600 hp, set a new two-way land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats (406.320 mph average) with RAF Wing Commander Andy Green driving, highlighting hydrogen combustion as an alternative to diesel and fuel cells.
- Two hydrogen-burning engines powered this car to a new land speed record arstechnica.com
- Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H. The New York Times
- ‘At any moment I might fade out’: archives reveal fearless era of land speed record breakers The Guardian
- Britain's JCB Hydromax sets world land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle Reuters
- Banbury firm behind new land speed record celebrates triumph BBC
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