36029 April 1899: An electric car becomes the first to pass 100 km/h
In 60 words
On 29 April 1899, near Paris, the Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy reached 105.88 km/h in La Jamais Contente, a bullet-shaped electric car. It was the first road vehicle to go faster than 100 km/h, more than a century before today's electric cars.