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[[File:La Jamais Contente Antrieb.JPG|thumb|right|300px| "La Jamais Contente" Detail: rear wheel, reconstruction of [[Museum Autovision]], [[Altlußheim]], [[Germany]]]]
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'''''La Jamais Contente''''' ({{lang-en|The Never Contented}}) was the first road vehicle to go over {{convert|100|km/h}}. It was a Belgian [[electric car|electric vehicle]] with a [[Aluminium alloy|light-alloy]] [[torpedo]]-shaped bodywork and [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]]. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics.<ref>[http://www.roadandtrack.com/column/wheeling-to-800-km-h Wheeling to 800 km/h], Tech Tidbits, May 9,2005. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155909/http://www.roadandtrack.com/column/wheeling-to-800-km-h |date=2012-10-23 }}</ref> The light alloy, called partinium, is an alloy of [[aluminium]], [[tungsten]] and [[magnesium]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bourgarit |first=David |first2=Jean |last2=Plateau |title=Quand l'aluminium valait de l'or : peut-on reconnaître un aluminium "chimique" d'un aluminium "électrolytique"? |journal=ArchéoSciences |year=2005 |volume=29 |issue=29 |pages=95–105 |doi=10.4000/archeosciences.560 |url=http://archeosciences.revues.org/560 |accessdate=30 August 2011 |language=French}}</ref>
'''''La Jamais Contente''''' ({{IPA|fr|la ʒamɛ kɔ̃tɑ̃t}}; {{langx|en|The Never Contented}}) was the first road vehicle to go over {{convert|100|km/h}}. It was a Belgian [[electric car|electric vehicle]] with a [[Aluminium alloy|light-alloy]] [[torpedo]]-shaped bodywork and [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]]. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics.<ref>[http://www.roadandtrack.com/column/wheeling-to-800-km-h Wheeling to 800 km/h], Tech Tidbits, May 9, 2005. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023155909/http://www.roadandtrack.com/column/wheeling-to-800-km-h |date=2012-10-23 }}</ref> The light alloy, called partinium, is a mixture of [[aluminium]], [[tungsten]] and [[magnesium]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bourgarit |first=David |first2=Jean |last2=Plateau |title=Quand l'aluminium valait de l'or : peut-on reconnaître un aluminium "chimique" d'un aluminium "électrolytique"? |journal=ArchéoSciences |year=2005 |volume=29 |issue=29 |pages=95–105 |doi=10.4000/archeosciences.560 |url=http://archeosciences.revues.org/560 |accessdate=30 August 2011 |language=French|doi-access=free }}</ref>


The [[land speed record]] was established on 29 April or 1 May 1899 at [[Achères, Yvelines]] near [[Paris]], [[France]]. The vehicle had two Postel-Vinay 25&nbsp;[[kilowatt|kW]] motors, each driving the rear axle via a chain, running at 200&nbsp;[[volt|V]] and drawing 124&nbsp;[[ampere|A]] each,<ref name=pdf1>{{cite web | title= La Jamais Contente | url= http://www.e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061010140242/http://www.e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2006-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EV Zero? |publisher=EV1 Club |url=http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |accessdate=2006-10-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012220024/http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |archivedate=2006-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for about 68&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] total, and was equipped with [[Michelin]] [[tires]]. The chassis was number 25.
The [[land speed record]] was established on 29 April or 1 May 1899 at [[Achères, Yvelines]] near [[Paris]], [[France]]. The vehicle had two Postel-Vinay 25&nbsp;[[kilowatt|kW]] motors, each driving the rear axle via a chain, running at 200&nbsp;[[volt|V]] and drawing 124&nbsp;[[ampere|A]] each,<ref name=pdf1>{{cite web | title= La Jamais Contente | url= http://www.e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061010140242/http://www.e-mobile.ch/pdf/2005/Fact-Sheet_LaJamaisContente_FW.pdf | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2006-10-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EV Zero? |publisher=EV1 Club |url=http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |accessdate=2006-10-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012220024/http://ev1-club.power.net/torpedo.htm |archivedate=2006-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> for about 68&nbsp;[[horsepower|hp]] total, and was equipped with [[Michelin]] [[tires]]. The chassis was number 25.

Today, it is on display at the [[National Car and Tourism Museum]] in [[Compiègne]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Musées automobiles : Musée National de la Voiture et du Tourisme (Compiègne) {{!}} Moniteur Automobile |url=https://www.moniteurautomobile.be/actu-auto/loisirs/musees-automobiles-musee-national-de-la-voiture-et-du-tourisme-compiegne.html |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=www.moniteurautomobile.be |language=fr}}</ref>


== Driver ==
== Driver ==
The vehicle was driven by the [[Belgian]] driver [[Camille Jenatzy]]. Camille was the son of Constant Jenatzy, a manufacturer of [[rubber]] products (rubber was still a novelty at the time). Camille had studied as an [[engineer]], with an interest in electric-traction automobiles. He became known for his record-breaking speed runs and was nicknamed {{lang|fr|Le Diable Rouge}} ("The Red Devil") for the colour of his beard. He died in 1913, after being shot in a hunting accident.
The vehicle was driven by the [[Belgians|Belgian]] driver [[Camille Jenatzy]]. Camille was the son of Constant Jenatzy, a manufacturer of [[rubber]] products (rubber was still a novelty at the time). Camille had studied as an [[engineer]], with an interest in electric-traction automobiles. He became known for his record-breaking speed runs and was nicknamed {{lang|fr|Le Diable Rouge}} ("The Red Devil") for the colour of his beard. He died in 1913, after being shot in a hunting accident.


== Motivation ==
== Motivation ==
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La Jamais Contente
Illustration of "La Jamais Contente", first automobile to reach 100 km/h in 1899
Overview
ManufacturerCompagnie Internationale des transports automobiles électriques
Also calledThe Never Satisfied
Production1899
Powertrain
EngineElectrical
Dimensions
Length3.80 m (12.5 ft)[1]
Width1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Height1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)[1]
Curb weight1,450 kg (3,200 lb)[1]
La Jamais Contente on display at the Paris Motor Show 2018
"La Jamais Contente" Detail: rear wheel, reconstruction of Museum Autovision, Altlußheim, Germany

La Jamais Contente (French pronunciation: [la ʒamɛ kɔ̃tɑ̃t]; English: The Never Contented) was the first road vehicle to go over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It was a Belgian electric vehicle with a light-alloy torpedo-shaped bodywork and batteries. The high position of the driver and the exposed chassis underneath spoiled much of the aerodynamics.[2] The light alloy, called partinium, is a mixture of aluminium, tungsten and magnesium.[3]

The land speed record was established on 29 April or 1 May 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France. The vehicle had two Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors, each driving the rear axle via a chain, running at 200 V and drawing 124 A each,[1][4] for about 68 hp total, and was equipped with Michelin tires. The chassis was number 25.

Today, it is on display at the National Car and Tourism Museum in Compiègne.[5]

Driver

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The vehicle was driven by the Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy. Camille was the son of Constant Jenatzy, a manufacturer of rubber products (rubber was still a novelty at the time). Camille had studied as an engineer, with an interest in electric-traction automobiles. He became known for his record-breaking speed runs and was nicknamed Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") for the colour of his beard. He died in 1913, after being shot in a hunting accident.

Motivation

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Wishing to carve a place in the then promising Parisian electric carriage market, Jenatzy started a manufacturing plant, which would produce many electric carriages and trucks. He competed fiercely against the carriage-maker Jeantaud in publicity stunts to see which of them made the fastest vehicles. In order to ensure the triumph of his company, Jenatzy built a bullet-shaped prototype, conceived by the carriage-maker Rothschild in partinium (an alloy of laminated aluminum, tungsten and magnesium).

Speed record

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Jenatzy reached the speed of 105.882 kilometres per hour (65.792 mph), besting the previous record, held by Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat driving a Jeantaud, who had attained 92.78 kilometres per hour (57.65 mph) on 4 March 1899. After this exploit the gasoline-fuelled combustion engine would increasingly supplant electric technology for the next century.

The Jamais Contente is now on display at the automobile museum in Compiègne, France.

See also

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Other land speed record electric automobiles

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "La Jamais Contente" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-10.
  2. ^ Wheeling to 800 km/h, Tech Tidbits, May 9, 2005. Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bourgarit, David; Plateau, Jean (2005). "Quand l'aluminium valait de l'or : peut-on reconnaître un aluminium "chimique" d'un aluminium "électrolytique"?". ArchéoSciences (in French). 29 (29): 95–105. doi:10.4000/archeosciences.560. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ^ "EV Zero?". EV1 Club. Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
  5. ^ "Musées automobiles : Musée National de la Voiture et du Tourisme (Compiègne) | Moniteur Automobile". www.moniteurautomobile.be (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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