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Le Jamais Contente - the first purpose-built land speed record car Despite the coming of the electric vehicle during the last decade, there were far more electric vehicle manufacturers in the world 100 years ago than there are today. Hundreds of manufacturers, a large proportion of them electric, competed in the fledgling automotive marketplace. This competition drove these manufacturers to seek new and novel ways to seek publicity, and when a French Automobile magazine ran top speed trials in December 1898, it sparked a flurry of record attempts and six land speed records in just four months. The electric Jamais Contente, which was the first purpose-built speed record attempt car, prevailed in this early tussle by raising the land speed record to 105.878 km/h (65.79 mph) in April 1899... Continue Reading Le Jamais Contente - the first purpose-built land speed record car Section: Automotive Tags: Automotive, Batteries, Chasseloup-laubat, Dogcart, Electric Vehicle Racing, Electric Vehicles, Jamais Contente, Jeantaud, Jenatzy, land speed racord, Land Speed Record, Land Speed Records, Record Related Articles: US Team adopts Speed Demon for steam record attemptBuckeye Bullet 2.5 claims battery electric vehicle world land speed record of 307.7mphEight-wheeled Japanese electric supercar shooting for 250mph land speed recordStudent-built electric car sets world land speed record of 155.8 mphABB e-motion land speed record attempt abandonedRenault ZOE claims 24-hour distance record for a production EV
Le Jamais Contente - the first purpose-built land speed record car
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