英国退役皇家空军飞行员Andy Green将于周二在犹他州Bonneville盐滩驾驶氢能汽车JCB Hydromax参加陆地速度纪录挑战[1]。这位曾在1997年创造763.035英里/小时陆地速度纪录的驾驶员，此次目标是打破自己20年前创造的柴油动力陆地速度纪录350.092英里/小时[1]。
JCB Hydromax是由JCB公司研发的32英尺长氢能汽车，搭载两台氢燃烧发动机，总功率达1,600马力[1]。该公司已投资超过1.34亿美元用于氢能发动机研发[1]。在练习中，Green已驾驶该车达到368.347英里/小时的速度[1]。这一数据超过了当前电动汽车陆地速度纪录341.3英里/小时，也远高于氢燃烧发动机世界纪录185.5英里/小时[1]。本次挑战定于周二日出前约一小时在位于盐湖城西约100英里的Bonneville盐滩进行[1]。
Andy Green, a retired British Royal Air Force pilot, is set to challenge the land speed record on Tuesday at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, located approximately 100 miles west of Salt Lake City.[1] Green will drive the JCB Hydromax, a 32-foot hydrogen-powered vehicle developed by JCB, in an attempt to surpass existing speed records.[1] The vehicle is powered by two hydrogen-burning engines with a combined output of 1,600 horsepower, having already reached 368.347 miles per hour during practice runs.[1]
Green holds a remarkable history with land speed records, having previously set the diesel-powered land speed record of 350.092 miles per hour two decades ago, and achieved 763.035 miles per hour in 1997 using dual jet engines.[1] JCB invested over $134 million in the development of the hydrogen engine technology for this attempt.[1] The current hydrogen-powered engine world record stands at 185.5 miles per hour, while the electric vehicle land speed record is 341.3 miles per hour.[1] The challenge is scheduled to take place approximately one hour before sunrise on Tuesday.[1]