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The History of the Hybrid 2010-10-07T14:48:15Z 2010-10-07T14:48:15Z http://electriccar.tv/the-history-of-the-hybrid Administrator mitch@rockedbystorm.com <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">History of Hybrid Cars</span></strong></p> <table align="right" border="0" style="width: 451px; height: 239px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img height="251" width="448" src="images/stories/hybrid2.jpg" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>&nbsp;<em>Introduction to the hybrid vehicle</em></strong></p> <p><em>&nbsp;</em>Hybrid vehicles have a rich and illustrious history that is all their own.&nbsp; There are many different types of vehicles created over many different brands that go back decades in terms of the history that is behind them.&nbsp; Since most of us first heard about hybrids like the Toyota Prius that do not have a history that goes back nearly that long, this might come as a bit of a surprise.&nbsp; However, a large amount of that surprise should be alleviated once we start by giving the true definition for what a hybrid vehicle actually is.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">History of Hybrid Cars</span></strong></p> <table align="right" border="0" style="width: 451px; height: 239px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img height="251" width="448" src="images/stories/hybrid2.jpg" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>&nbsp;<em>Introduction to the hybrid vehicle</em></strong></p> <p><em>&nbsp;</em>Hybrid vehicles have a rich and illustrious history that is all their own.&nbsp; There are many different types of vehicles created over many different brands that go back decades in terms of the history that is behind them.&nbsp; Since most of us first heard about hybrids like the Toyota Prius that do not have a history that goes back nearly that long, this might come as a bit of a surprise.&nbsp; However, a large amount of that surprise should be alleviated once we start by giving the true definition for what a hybrid vehicle actually is.</p> The History of the Electric Car 2010-10-07T13:02:51Z 2010-10-07T13:02:51Z http://electriccar.tv/the-history-of-the-electric-car Administrator mitch@rockedbystorm.com <p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The History of the Electric Car<br /></span></strong></em></p> <table border="0" style="text-align: center; width: 451px; height: 239px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="images/stories/historypic1.jpg" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"> <p><em>&nbsp;</em>Most people that have heard of electric cars know about them within the context of the modern day where electrification is being looked to as a possible solution for the current energy crisis that is coming from diminishing supplies of fossil fuels (most notably petroleum and the refined gasoline that comes from it).</p> <p>&nbsp;People that are really knowledgeable about electric vehicles might understand that the history of electric vehicles goes back a lot further than this decade.&nbsp; Many might even be aware of the interest in electric vehicles that was around in the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of the oil shocks that took place in the 1970s.&nbsp; This is considered a knowledgeable person these days, but the fact of the matter is that the history of the electric vehicle goes back a lot longer than that.&nbsp; Electric vehicles have actually been around longer than gasoline vehicles, it is just a part of history that isn’t generally known.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">The History of the Electric Car<br /></span></strong></em></p> <table border="0" style="text-align: center; width: 451px; height: 239px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img src="images/stories/historypic1.jpg" /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"> <p><em>&nbsp;</em>Most people that have heard of electric cars know about them within the context of the modern day where electrification is being looked to as a possible solution for the current energy crisis that is coming from diminishing supplies of fossil fuels (most notably petroleum and the refined gasoline that comes from it).</p> <p>&nbsp;People that are really knowledgeable about electric vehicles might understand that the history of electric vehicles goes back a lot further than this decade.&nbsp; Many might even be aware of the interest in electric vehicles that was around in the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of the oil shocks that took place in the 1970s.&nbsp; This is considered a knowledgeable person these days, but the fact of the matter is that the history of the electric vehicle goes back a lot longer than that.&nbsp; Electric vehicles have actually been around longer than gasoline vehicles, it is just a part of history that isn’t generally known.</p>