Mercedes-Simplex wins with hybrid drive

Ferdinand Porsche wins the car category at the Exelberg race (held near Vienna). The winning car is based on the 28 hp Mercedes-Simplex and uses a petrol engine to power electric motors in the front wheel hubs via a generator. Porsche himself developed this Lohner-Porsche drive system while working at Jacob Lohner & Co. in Vienna. Vehicles of this type are sold under the designation Mercédès-Mixte from 1906.