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The Toyota Prius
In July of 2000, the Prius was release for sale in the United States. Originally release in Japan in 1997, it was the first mass produced hybrid gas-electric vehicle in the world -
The Civic Hybrid
Release for sale in 2002 as a 2003 model, the Honda Civic Hybrid was the first hybrid vehicle to receive the label Advanced Technology Partial Zero- Emissions Vehicle -
Accord Hybrid Power
In 2004, Honda release the Accord Hybrid, the first mass production vehicle to combine hybrid technology with the performance of a V6 engine. This gave the vehicle a higher horse power rating than the standard V6 and had the miles per gallon better than most 4 cylinder engines in the market. -
Hybrid with storage
In 2004, release as a 2005 new model, the first American made hybrid hits the market as the Ford Escape Hybrid. The vehicle was in such high demand, it manufactured 17,000 vehicles, 4 times as many planned. In 2005, starting in New York, the vehicle began being used as a taxi. -
The Tesla
The year is 2008 and the future has arrived. Tesla, a company that began in 2003, releases the Roadster, the first fully electric battery powered vehicle. Testing boasted 245 miles per full charge with enough power to be compared to many gasoline powered engines, achieving a 0-60 time of less than 4 seconds.
