In the U.S., a hydrogen-powered car was accelerated to 654 km/h, setting a record
At the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in the U.S., 64-year-old Brit Andy Green set a record in a hydrogen-powered car. During the run, the car reached a speed of 654 km/h, setting a new record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle.
64-year-old British driver Andy Green set a new speed record for hydrogen-powered cars. He accelerated the vehicle to 654 km/h, according to the BBC.
The British driver, who was the first to break the sound barrier in a land-based vehicle, has set a new speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered vehicle.
Andy Green is a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot. He achieved the new record in a car equipped with two hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines. The run took place on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. He reached a speed of 406 mph, or 654 km/h. The engines’ combined power output was 1,600 horsepower. The record was determined as the average speed over two runs.
“This record is a tremendous achievement by a world-class team and outstanding technology,” said Green.
Green thus set the highest speed ever achieved by a hydrogen-powered car.
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