JCB Hydromax shatters a world record with ‘extraordinary’ speeds topping 400 mph in hydrogen-powered car
There is fast, and then there is what JCB Hydromax achieved with its hydrogen-powered car on Tuesday.The twin-engined, 32-foot car completed two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats, recording an average speed of 400.623 mph in it’s first run, and going 412.135 mph on it’s second run. The average speed of 406.320 mph set the world land speed record, and is the fastest a hydrogen-powered internal combustion car has ever traveled, shattering the previous mark of 185.5 mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.The record is subject to official confirmation by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWing Commander Andy Green, OBE, who drove the car, called the record an "extraordinary" engineering achievement."This is the first of a new breed.
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There is fast, and then there is what JCB Hydromax achieved with its hydrogen-powered car on Tuesday.The twin-engined, 32-foot car completed two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats, recording an average speed of 400.623 mph in it’s first run, and going 412.135 mph on it’s second run. The average speed of 406.320 mph set the world land speed record, and is the fastest a hydrogen-powered internal combustion car has ever traveled, shattering the previous mark of 185.5 mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.The record is subject to official confirmation by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWing Commander Andy Green, OBE, who drove the car, called the record an "extraordinary" engineering achievement."This is the first of a new breed. They have created a new class at Bonneville Speed Week for hydrogen racing, the internal combustion engine. And it's not only a new class, but it's also blown every other hydrogen car out of the water with this record," Green told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.Green said the process to get a car up to 400 mph normally takes about three to five years.
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- There is fast, and then there is what JCB Hydromax achieved with its hydrogen-powered car on Tuesday.The twin-engined, 32-foot car completed two runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats, recording an average speed of 400.623 mph in it’s first run, and going 412.135 mph on it’s second run. The average speed of 406.320 mph set the world land speed record, and is the fastest a hydrogen-powered internal combustion car has ever traveled, shattering the previous mark of 185.5 mph set by the BMW H2R in 2004.The record is subject to official confirmation by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWing Commander Andy Green, OBE, who drove the car, called the record an "extraordinary" engineering achievement."This is the first of a new breed.
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JCB Hydromax shatters a world record with ‘extraordinary’ speeds topping 400 mph in hydrogen-powered car
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