Hybrid cars to the rescue
With gas prices continually rising more and more people are looking for alternatives to the traditional fuel or diesel powered car. One such alternative is so called hybrid cars.
Hybrid basically means that the car runs on more than one power source, most hybrid cars are running on the combination gas-electric. This means the cars are powered both by electricity and by gasoline. Gas electric or hybrid cars promise greater efficiency because gasoline consumption is lessened, not eliminated.
Despite what one might think, the history of hybrid cars is actually a rather long one. The concept dates back to at least the early 19000 when such a car was presented at the World Exhibition in Paris. You may very well have heard the name of a the young Czechoslovakian who designed this car - none other than Ferdinand Porsche! I was actually called the Lohner-Porsche carriage, a series-hybrid vehicle that utilized a one-cylinder gasoline internal combustion engine. This engine can spun a generator which powered four wheel-mounted electric motors.
Read more about the fascinating world of hybrid cars here.
