Slideshow: Hybrids, We Never Knew Ya

credit Photo: Courtesy of HondaThe 1999 Honda Insight was the first commercial hybrid vehicle available in the United States. credit Image: Courtesy of ToyotaToyota’s 4-door Prius is the highest selling hybrid vehicle on the market. credit Photo: Courtesy of CaltechVictor Wouk built a hybrid Buick Skylark in the 1970’s, but he abandoned his research after […]


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The 1999 Honda Insight was the first commercial hybrid vehicle available in the United States.

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Toyota’s 4-door Prius is the highest selling hybrid vehicle on the market.

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Victor Wouk built a hybrid Buick Skylark in the 1970’s, but he abandoned his research after the EPA refused to test it.

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Inventor Stan Ovshinsky patented the nickel metal hydride battery in the early 1980s.