JCB sets new world land speed record with hydrogen-powered Hydromax

JCB has achieved a new world land speed record with a run in its hydrogen-powered Hydromax.Set at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, the record saw the Hydromax achieve 406.320mph, measured as an average from two high-speed runs. It’s the fastest that a hydrogen internal combustion car has ever gone.The first saw the Hydromax reach 400.623mph, while a later run saw the vehicle hit 412.135 mph, which, when averaged, reached that figure of 406.320mph.The Hydromax uses many components that JCB features in its production vehicles With Andy Green OBE – the only person to break the sound barrier on land – behind the wheel, the 32-foot car beat the previous official hydrogen internal combustion speed record by some measure. Set in 2004, it saw a BMW H2R reach 185.5mph.This latest record also