Britain’s Andy Green sets another speed record, this time for fastest run in a hydrogen-powered car
Summary
British driver Andy Green set a new speed record of 406.320 mph in a hydrogen-powered car at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. The car used two hydrogen internal combustion engines adapted from construction equipment, demonstrating the potential of hydrogen as a fuel.Key Facts
- Andy Green is the only person to break the sound barrier in a car.
- He drove a 32-foot car powered by two hydrogen engines producing 1,600 horsepower.
- The engines use pressurized hydrogen gas mixed with air to create engine power.
- The record was for hydrogen internal combustion engine cars, not the overall land-speed record.
- Green’s overall land-speed record is 763.035 mph, set in 1997 with a jet-powered car.
- In 2006, Green set the diesel-powered car speed record at 350.092 mph.
- The new hydrogen record beats the previous hydrogen combustion speed record of 185.5 mph.
- The event took place on the Bonneville Salt Flats, a famous salt flat used for speed record attempts.
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