Britain's Andy Green sets another speed record, this time in a hydrogen-powered car
- Andy Green reached 406.320 mph (653.908 kph) in a hydrogen-powered car at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, setting a world record for that vehicle category, according to the FIA.
- The car used two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower and was engineered by British construction equipment maker JCB.
- Green, 64, is the only person to break the sound barrier in a car and previously set the overall land-speed record in the jet-powered Thrust SSC in 1997.
- He also set a diesel-powered car land-speed record at Bonneville in 2006, and Tuesday's run was aimed at beating his own diesel mark using hydrogen power.
- JCB said the project is meant to highlight hydrogen technology, while experts quoted in the article said hydrogen's wider adoption remains limited by production costs.
Andy Green set a new land-speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle on Tuesday at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 406.320 mph in a car built by JCB. The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile recognized the run as the record for that vehicle category.
The car was powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines producing a combined 1,600 horsepower. Green said the run was meant to showcase both the engineering and the performance potential of hydrogen power on the salt flats, a site long used for speed record attempts.
The article places the achievement in the context of Green's previous records, including the overall land-speed mark he set in 1997 and a diesel-powered car record from 2006. For markets, the event is best read as mildly positive for hydrogen-related clean-energy sentiment, while the broader impact on stocks and commodities is neutral because commercial adoption still depends on cost and supply conditions.
英国车手安迪·格林在氢能汽车中再创速度纪录
安迪·格林周二在犹他州博纳维尔盐滩驾驶一辆由JCB打造的汽车，跑出每小时406.320英里的速度，刷新了氢能汽车陆地速度纪录。国际汽联确认了这项成绩，认定其为该车辆类别的新纪录。
这辆车搭载两台氢内燃机，合计输出1600马力。格林表示，这次测试旨在展示工程能力以及氢动力在盐滩这种速度测试场地上的表现。
报道也回顾了格林此前的纪录，包括他在1997年创造的总体陆地速度纪录，以及他在2006年于博纳维尔创下的柴油车纪录。对市场而言，这一消息对氢能和清洁能源相关情绪偏利好，但对股票、加密货币、黄金或外汇的直接影响整体偏中性，因为氢能的商业化仍受成本和供应条件制约。