La Jamais Contente breaks 100 km/h
The first car to top 100 km/h was electric
On 29 April 1899 Belgian Camille Jenatzy drove his torpedo-shaped electric car to 105.88 km/h, the first time any car had passed 100 km/h. He named it La Jamais Contente, 'The Never Satisfied'.
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The first car to break 100 km/h was electric: in 1899 Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy hit almost 106 km/h near Paris in the torpedo-shaped La Jamais Contente, 'The Never Satisfied'. Share →
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