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Article #105: History Of Hybrid Car

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In 1905, the application for a patent for use. Experimentation was done to enhance
a hybrid gasoline and electric motor the number of charges these batteries
power train brought the hybrid technology could take to prolong their time on the
motors into existence. At that time the roadways. The concentration on developing
energy saving features were not the main hybrid automobiles had reached a
focal point of this dual power model but, worldwide effort by the time the oil
nonetheless, the history of hybrid car embargos were affecting the prices of
technology had been born. This fuels around the world.
application dealt with supplementing a With the effects of pollution becoming
gasoline power engine to the point that worse in large cities, countries such as
it would have an increase in speed to go Germany and Japan took the production
from zero to twenty-five miles an hour in levels of the hybrid car center stage,
ten seconds. Unfortunately, by the time with developments by Volkswagen and
the patent was approved three years Toyota featuring prototype hybrid taxis
later, car speeds had already reached and engines. The state of California was
this acceleration speed. the first government to require a certain
There were quite a few people interested percentage of sales be automobiles that
in hybrid technology, and some were long met the new Zero Emission Vehicle
before the application for this policies. This made the advancement of
particular patent was submitted. There hybrid automobiles more prevalent in our
were some inventors that realized the society. Toyota was the first company to
effect that hybrid technology could give offer hybrid automobiles for sale to the
electric running automobiles an added public in December 1997. It was marketed
speed boost if they were combined with solely to Japanese people.
the horsepower that was afforded through For hybrid car sales in the United
the use of gasoline engines. The States, Honda was the first to offer a
difference in these speeds jumped an two-seated hybrid car in year 2000 and
amazing 15 miles per hour. The history of further expanded the offering of hybrid
hybrid car products on the highway was vehicles to the United States only two
just emerging to the forefront of months later with a compact car model,
American minds during this time. the Prius. The classic style of the ever
There were hybrid trucks being built as popular gas saving model, Civic, was then
early as 1918. Consumers chose speed over offered in hybrid car form in 2002 and
gas savings in 1914, when a company received great reviews.
developed a hybrid that would offer an Other automakers followed suit, with Ford
astounding 70 miles to each gallon of offering the Escape Hybrid in 2004. This
gas, an amount that is available in some was also the first hybrid that had a
models being offered now in the year sports utility vehicle feature. The
2007. It was the top speed of 30 miles an production of the hybrid car will
hour that changed consumers mind to continue, as popularity intensifies, and
pursue models that were a bit quicker. the American public will relish in the
The health effects that were caused by tax saving and economical features that
internal combustion engines were noted by the hybrid automobile brings to the
health officials in the late 1960's. In benefit of the American people.
1966, the United States Congress In conclusion, hybrid cars will be the
recognized the need to reduce air next alternative to fuel vehicle. The
pollution and recommended bills that led trend is spreading, not only in American,
to interest in the production of electric but worldwide. Asia countries, such as
vehicles. The first car manufacturer to Japan, Korea and Singapore owners of
jump on the band wagon to perform hybrid cars are enjoying tax relief from
research and develop these electric cars. switching to hybrid motor. It is
Further development interests led to the inevitable that fuel motor cars model
production of an advanced battery that will be going down to history and hybrid
would allow the electric vehicles the cars is making a history.
opportunity to be suitable for highway






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