Hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax sets world land speed record
JCB has set a hydrogen land speed record of 406.320mph with its hydrogen-powered Hydromax, using two of the company’s own production-based digger engines. The car recorded an average speed of 400.623mph on its first run across the Bonneville Salt Flats and 412.135mph on its second, giving an average of 406.320mph – the fastest a hydrogen internal combustion car has travelled. Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the twin-engined, 32ft car completed the two runs required under FIA rules, one in each direction within an hour, beating the previous FIA-officiated hydrogen internal combustion benchmark of 185.5mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004. Continue reading Hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax sets world land speed record at Industrial Vehicle Technology International.
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JCB has set a hydrogen land speed record of 406.320mph with its hydrogen-powered Hydromax, using two of the company’s own production-based digger engines.
The car recorded an average speed of 400.623mph on its first run across the Bonneville Salt Flats and 412.135mph on its second, giving an average of 406.320mph – the fastest a hydrogen internal combustion car has travelled.
Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the twin-engined, 32ft car completed the two runs required under FIA rules, one in each direction within an hour, beating the previous FIA-officiated hydrogen internal combustion benchmark of 185.5mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.
