# Watch: Hydrogen car breaks land speed record at 406 mph

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-hydrogen-car-breaks-land-speed-record-at-406-mph/
- Published: 2026-08-12T16:30:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-12T17:20:40+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Science (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvgjz88zpr1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Science, World

## Key points

- Andy Green drove a hydrogen car to a record 406mph.
- The run took place at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.
- Green previously broke the land sound barrier in 1997.

## Summary

Retired Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green has set a new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered car, reaching 406mph at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. The achievement demonstrates the high-performance potential of hydrogen propulsion, although the report does not give details of the vehicle or the wider practical implications.

Green is already known for driving the jet-powered ThrustSSC to 763mph across Nevada’s Black Rock Desert in 1997, becoming the first and still only person to break the sound barrier on land. His hydrogen-car run reached 654km/h and is described as the fastest speed ever achieved by a hydrogen-powered car.

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