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.
- The car used two hydrogen internal combustion engines with a combined 1,600 horsepower and was engineered by British construction equipment maker JCB.
- Green did not challenge his overall land-speed record of 763.035 mph, which he set in the jet-powered Thrust SSC in 1997.
- Green said the run was intended to showcase hydrogen technology and engineering on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
- The article notes that hydrogen's wider use faces cost and production hurdles, making the market impact on hydrogen-related stocks potentially positive but still limited and neutral overall in the short term.
Andy Green set a new world record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle on Tuesday at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 406.320 mph in a car built by JCB and powered by two hydrogen internal combustion engines.
The 64-year-old former Royal Air Force pilot drove the 32-foot car across the salt flats, a location long used for speed trials because of its low-friction surface. He said the run was meant to demonstrate hydrogen technology and engineering performance.
Green is already known for setting the overall land-speed record in 1997 with the jet-powered Thrust SSC, which remains far beyond Tuesday's result. He also previously set a diesel-powered land-speed record at the same site in 2006.
The report says hydrogen remains expensive to produce at scale and is still mostly made from fossil fuels. That leaves the broader market impact on hydrogen-related stocks as mildly positive from a technology demonstration, but neutral overall until costs and supply improve.
英国车手安迪·格林驾驶氢动力汽车刷新另一项速度纪录
安迪·格林周二在美国犹他州邦纳维尔盐滩驾驶一辆由JCB打造、搭载两台氢内燃机的汽车，创下新的氢动力车辆世界纪录，时速达到406.320英里（653.908公里）。
这位64岁的前英国皇家空军飞行员驾驶这辆长32英尺的赛车在盐滩上完成冲刺。该地点因低摩擦路面而长期用于速度测试。他表示，这次试跑是为了展示氢能技术和工程能力。
格林此前最知名的纪录，是他在1997年驾驶喷气动力的Thrust SSC创下的总体陆地速度纪录，这一纪录远高于他本次的成绩。他还曾在2006年于同一地点创造柴油车陆地速度纪录。
报道提到，氢气大规模生产成本仍然较高，而且目前大多数氢气来自化石燃料。这意味着，事件对氢能相关股票的潜在影响偏利好，但在成本和供应改善之前，整体影响仍属中性。