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seam powered vehicles
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steam power
"The first steam-powered motor car or rather motor carriage was made by Nicholas Cugnot in 1769. " -
steamers
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first electric vehicle
Robert Anderson of Aberdeen, Scotland built the first electric vehicle. -
car
Sir David Salomon developed a car with a light electric motor and very heavy storage batteries. Driving speed and range were poor. -
immisch & company
"Immisch & Company built a four-passenger carriage, powered by a one-horsepower motor and 24-cell battery" -
hybrid car
"In 1899 Dr Ferdinand Porsche, then a young engineer at Jacob Lohner & Co, built the first Hybrid Vehicle or more specifically the first Hybrid Car." -
hybrid
"A series-hybrid runabout competed against steam and gas-powered cars in a New York to Boston reliability test." -
hybrid vehicle
"In 1905 H. Piper filed a patent for a petrol-electric hybrid vehicle. His idea was to use an electric motor to assist an internal-combustion engine, mainly to augment the ICE to let the vehicle accelerate to 40 kilometers (25 miles) per hour in 10 seconds, instead of the usual 30. " -
hybrid bus
"A 4x4 Hybrid bus in Vienna , Up to the 1920's several manufacturer made Hybrid "Cars" over a similar mold. " -
car
"A notable exceptions is the1921 Owen Magnetic Model 60 Touring which uses a gasoline engine to run a generator that supplies electric power to motors mounted in each of the rear wheels." -
Lamborghini
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honda
"Honda released the two-door Insight." -
toyota
The Toyota Prius II won 2004 Car of the Year Awards from Motor Trend Magazine and the North American Auto Show. "Toyota was surprised by the demand and pumped up its production from 36,000 to 47,000 for the U.S. market. Interested buyers waited up to six months to purchase the 2004 Prius. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President Jim Press called it "the hottest car we’ve ever had."
