Britain's Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car
- Andy Green drove a hydrogen-powered car to 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a world record for that vehicle category.
- The 64-year-old former Royal Air Force pilot used a car built by British equipment maker JCB and powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower.
- Green previously set the overall land-speed record in 1997 with a jet-powered car and later set a diesel-powered land-speed record in 2006.
- JCB and Green presented the run as a demonstration of hydrogen technology, while experts noted that hydrogen adoption still faces cost and production challenges.
- Potential market impact is neutral overall, with a modestly positive signal for hydrogen technology and related clean-energy sentiment rather than an immediate broad market move.
Andy Green, the British driver known for breaking the sound barrier in a car, set another world record on Tuesday at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. He reached 406.320 mph in a car powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines, according to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
The car was built by JCB and used modified engines from the company's heavy machinery. Green said the run was a chance to showcase the technology on one of the world's best-known speed surfaces.
The record did not approach his 1997 overall land-speed mark, which he set in a jet-powered vehicle. Still, the attempt was meant to highlight hydrogen as a possible fuel for heavy industry, even as experts said widespread use remains constrained by cost and the way most hydrogen is currently produced.
英国车手安迪·格林再创速度纪录，这次是在氢动力汽车中
英国车手安迪·格林此前以打破汽车音障而闻名，这次又在犹他州邦纳维尔盐滩创下新的世界纪录。根据国际汽车联合会的数据，他驾驶一辆由两台氢内燃机驱动的汽车，时速达到406.320英里。
这辆车由JCB打造，发动机改装自该公司的重型机械动力系统。格林表示，这次行驶是为了在世界知名的高速测试场地展示这项技术。
这项纪录并未接近他在1997年驾驶喷气动力汽车创下的整体陆地速度纪录。尽管如此，这次尝试仍被视为对氢能在重工业中应用潜力的一次展示；专家同时指出，氢能的大规模推广仍受成本及当前生产方式的限制。