JCB built a hydrogen-powered record car that should exceed 560 km/h on Utah's salt flats

British construction equipment giant JCB plans to break the land speed record for hydrogen-powered vehicles on Utah's salt flats. The company's record car Hydromax is expected to blast past 560 km/h in August. JCB sees great potential in hydrogen internal combustion engines for the future of heavy equipment.

British construction equipment conglomerate JCB has built a specially designed land speed record vehicle called Hydromax, which aims to demonstrate the potential of hydrogen internal combustion engines. The plan is to exceed the 560 km/h barrier in August on the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, which would shatter existing hydrogen car speed records by a significant margin.

JCB believes that hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines could become an important solution for reducing emissions from heavy equipment, such as excavators and bulldozers. Unlike fully electric solutions, hydrogen engines offer similar power and practicality as traditional fuel engines, but without CO2 emissions.

Hydromax has already attracted widespread attention as an engineering achievement even before the record attempt. The vehicle's development shows that hydrogen technology is not limited to the automotive industry, but could transform the heavy equipment sector, where battery-based solutions often suffer from limited range or charging times.