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La Jamais Contente (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]
| La Jamais Contente | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of "La Jamais Contente", first automobile to reach 100 km/h in 1899 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Compagnie Internationale des transports automobiles électriques |
| Also called | The Never Satisfied |
| Production | 1899 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Electrical |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 3.80 m (12.5 ft)[1] |
| Width | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Height | 1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Curb weight | 1,450 kg (3,200 lb)[1] |
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.
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 Le Diable Rouge ("The Red Devil") for the colour of his beard. He died in 1913, after being shot in a hunting accident.
Motivation
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
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
- Land speed record
- Other land speed record electric automobiles
- Buckeye Bullet (2004)
- Keio University Eliica (2004)
- Venturi Jamais Contente (2010)
References
- "La Jamais Contente" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-10.
- Wheeling to 800 km/h, Tech Tidbits, May 9,2005. Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
- "EV Zero?". EV1 Club. Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
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External links
- (in French) National car and tourism museum in Compiègne
На других языках
[de] La Jamais Contente
La Jamais Contente (frz: Die nie Zufriedene)[Anm. 1] war ein elektrisch betriebener Geschwindigkeitsrekordwagen, der als erstes Straßenfahrzeug eine Geschwindigkeit von mehr als 100 km/h erreichte. Der Geschwindigkeitsrekord wurde am 29. April 1899 in Achères (Département Seine-et-Oise, heute im Département Yvelines) bei Paris erzielt.- [en] La Jamais Contente
[es] La Jamais Contente
La Jamais Contente fue el primer automóvil en superar los 100 km/h.[1] Es un automóvil eléctrico con una carrocería de aleación ligera con forma de torpedo. Pero, la alta posición de conducción y el expuesto chasis inferior, estropeaban mucho la aerodinámica.[fr] La Jamais contente
La Jamais contente (ou Jamais-Contente) est le premier véhicule automobile à franchir le cap des 100 km/h[2]. Cette voiture électrique, en forme de torpille sur roues, établit ce record le 29 avril 1899[1],[3] à Achères.[ru] La Jamais Contente
La Jamais Contente (рус. всегда недовольная) — первый автомобиль, который развивал скорость выше 100 км/ч[1]. Электромобиль был оснащён псевдообтекаемым кузовом.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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