A History of Hybrids

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The steepest challenge faced by every pioneering automaker was finding a suitable source of power. Petroleum-fueled internal-combustion (IC) powerplants, steam engines, and electric motors all energized the movement to replace horses with horsepower. When one contraption lacked the gumption to climb hills, resourceful horseless-carriage constructors simply added a second powerplant as if they were harnessing another mare to the team. Later, we dubbed these concoctions hybrids.

With Toyota releasing its first Prius variant, the Prius V, and nearly every other automaker selling or at least working on a hybrid vehicle, we thought it would be a good time to look back at how we got here and what's next. It turns out hybrids have been in the works for longer than most folks think.

Don Sherman 30 Jun, 2011

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Source: http://blog.caranddriver.com/a-history-of-hybrids/
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