‘The ground comes at you very, very quickly’: Driver sets speed record for hydrogen-powered vehicle at Bonneville Salt Flats

Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, reached 406.320 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats this week.

(Hannah Schoenbaum | AP) The JCB Hydromax sits on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, where Andy Green aims to drive it to a land speed record for cars powered by hydrogen internal combustion engines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

‘The ground comes at you very, very quickly’: Driver sets speed record for hydrogen-powered vehicle at Bonneville Salt Flats

Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier on land, reached 406.320 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats this week.

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