The new record surpasses the previous official hydrogen combustion title set in 2004 by more than double the speed.
Andy Green, a retired Royal Air Force pilot, reached a speed of 406mph (654km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the fastest a hydrogen-powered car has ever travelled. In 1997, Green drove the jet-powered ThrustSSC across Nevada's Black Rock Desert at 763mph (1,228km/h), making him the first, and still the only person, to break the sound barrier on land. Read more about Green's speedy accomplishments here.
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