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Andy Green attempts land speed record in hydrogen-powered car at Bonneville

British driver who broke the sound barrier 20 years ago returns to Utah salt flats with hydrogen engines from commercial diggers.

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Summary, timeline and people extracted by Claude from 14 items across 5 sources · 7h ago. Quotes are verbatim.

British driver Andy Green, the only person to break the sound barrier in a car, is attempting to break his own land speed record set 20 years ago at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. This time, he will use a hydrogen-powered vehicle instead of the diesel-powered car that achieved 350.092 mph in 2006. The effort aims to demonstrate hydrogen's potential as a clean-energy alternative for high-performance applications.

  • Andy Green, the only driver to break the sound barrier in a car, is returning to Bonneville Salt Flats 20 years after setting his diesel land speed record of 350.092 mph.
  • The new attempt uses hydrogen-powered engines sourced from commercial diggers rather than traditional fuel sources.
  • The effort aims to demonstrate hydrogen's viability as a clean-energy alternative for high-performance vehicles.

How it unfolded

  1. Event Scheduled record attempt

    Green is scheduled to attempt the land speed record on Tuesday at Bonneville Salt Flats with the hydrogen-powered vehicle.

  2. Report Record attempt announced

    News outlets report that Andy Green will return to Bonneville Salt Flats to attempt to beat his 20-year-old record using a hydrogen-powered car with engines normally found in commercial diggers.

  3. 1042 weeks quiet
  4. Event Green sets diesel land speed record

    Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car at Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 km/h) over two runs.

What people are saying verbatim

“The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.”

AP News · AP News / The Guardian ↗

“Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green set the land speed record for a diesel-powered car, reaching 350.092 mph (563.4 km/h) at Utah's famous Bonneville Salt Flats.”

AP News · The Guardian ↗

“A team from the UK is preparing to head to a salt flat in the USA to try to set a new land speed record. The vehicle they're using this time is different - it's powered by hydrogen engines normally found in commercial diggers.”

AP News · AP News ↗

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  • British driver Andy Green will try to beat his own record, set 20 years ago, with a hydrogen-powered car

    us.theguardian.comBluesky7h ago8▲view on Bluesky ↗

  • You don't need to do 300 for that, when I was young and stupid I did 150-ish on a motorcycle and it was pretty much a tunnel ride

    chriscross1966r/news4h agoview on r/news ↗