JCB Hydromax Smashes the Land Speed Record at 406.320 MPH
It was a double win for Britain as JCB’s hydrogen combustion Hydromax completed the two runs within one hour at 400.623 mph and 412.135 mph respectively, setting an average speed - and new world record - on the Bonneville Salt Flats at 406.320mph, driven by British Wing Commander Andy Green OBE.
The the twin engined, 32-foot car comfortably surpassed the previous FIA-officiated hydrogen internal combustion record of 185.5 mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.
The speed from the twin-hydrogen combustion engine car exceeds the 303 mph record set by a hydrogen fuel cell car — making Britain’s JCB Hydromax the fastest hydrogen-powered vehicle of any kind in history.
Andy Green said: “Bonneville is the spiritual home of the world land speed record, and JCB Hydromax has just written itself into that history. The car was terrific — stable, strong and fast. Setting a world land speed record with hydrogen power, twenty years after Dieselmax, is a huge privilege. This record is a huge achievement by a world class team and superb technology.”
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