Watch: Hydrogen car breaks land speed record at 406 mph

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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.

• SubsectionScience & Environment
• Published30 minutes ago

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