Two hydrogen-burning engines powered this car to a new land speed record
Summary
JCB, a UK company that builds heavy machines, set a new speed record with their hydrogen-powered car called the Hydromax. It reached over 400 mph using two powerful hydrogen-burning engines and was driven by Andy Green, a pilot known for past land speed records.Key Facts
- The JCB Hydromax reached a speed of 400.623 mph (644.74 km/h) on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
- It uses two hydrogen combustion engines, each producing about 800 horsepower.
- Unlike typical hydrogen fuel cells, these engines burn hydrogen like gasoline in an internal combustion engine.
- JCB developed this technology starting in 2020 because hydrogen fuel cells were too costly and fragile for their machines.
- The engines are turbocharged and run at low revolutions per minute (rpm) like diesel engines.
- Andy Green, who previously broke the sound barrier with Thrust SSC, drove the Hydromax.
- The car uses advanced cooling methods, including ice tanks, to lower the temperature of the turbocharged air.
- This record is specific to hydrogen-powered vehicles and is different from general land speed records like the 1997 Thrust SSC record.
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