Did porsche make the first hybrid electric car?

[realdolby]

Did porsche make the first hybrid electric car?

[Driver103]

Yes - The first hybrid electric vehicles were produced by Ferdinand Porsche. Later other car manufacturers improved on the concepts which were introduced by Porsche. The real boon for the hybrid automotive industry began during the 1990s. At this point the predecessors to the popular HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles) were introduced to the public. To provide customers with new ways of conserving fuel costs many new developments in this range of cars is constantly being explored.To read the full article see:http://www.shops-flower.com/1/hybridcars/Hybrid-Electric-Vehicles.php

[bimmer]

Actually, it was done 107 years ago, by a 27 year old by the name of...Dr. Porsche.

[petty]

From about.com, it was stated that the first hybrid electric model in the U.S. market was the Honda Insight in 1999. The Toyota Prius was debuted the following year, and the Honda Civic Hybrid went on sale in 2002. The first full-size pickup hybrids, the Chevy Silverado and Dodge Ram hit the streets in 2004, as did the first SUV hybrid, the Ford Escape.

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