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British engineering giant JCB has set a new world land speed record of 406.320 mph with its hydrogen-powered JCB Hydromax. The car recorded the average speed 400.623 mph in its first run this morning across the Bonneville Salt Flats, and 412.135 mph on its second run, giving the average of 406.320 mph – the fastest […]

JCB’s hydrogen-powered Hydromax streamliner today clinched an SCTA speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats – reaching 368.347mph at the world’s leading land speed racing event. Driven by Wing Commander Andy Green OBE, the car set a new record in the Southern California Timing Association’s (SCTA) Blown Gas Streamliner (AA/BGS, 500+ cubic inches) class at […]

A Hyundai HL975A CVT is providing massive fuel efficiency savings for North Yorkshire plant hire and civil engineering contractor Whitelocks Plant. The wheel loader, which is working in a sandstone quarry to the north of Leeds, is equipped with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) that optimises power matching, to maintain low engine rpm while delivering […]