Showing posts with label Hybrid Cars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hybrid Cars. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The First Hybrid Electric Car

The Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid was the first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile.
In 1900, while employed at Lohner Coach Factory, Ferdinand Porsche developed the Mixte, a 4WD series-hybrid version of "System Lohner-Porsche" electric carriage previously appeared in1900 Paris World Fair. The Mixte included a pair of generators driven by 2.5-hp Daimler IC engines to extend operating range and it could travel nearly 65 km on battery alone. It was presented in theParis Auto Show in 1901. The Mixte broke several Austrian speed records, and also won the Exelberg Rally in 1901 with Porsche himself driving. The Mixte used a gasoline enginepowering a generator, which in turn powered electric hub motors, with a small battery pack for reliability. It had a top speed of 50 km/h and a power of 5.22 kW during 20 minutes.
TheThe First Hybrid Electric Cars Pictures
Lohner-Porsche Mixte the 1st Hybrid Electric Car
Lohner-Porsche Mixte the 1st Hybrid Electric Car
 Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid
The First Hybrid  Car Picture
1989 Lohner Porsche Hybrid
Lohner Porsche Hybrid in New York Auto show

World's Most Selling Hybrid Electric Cars

The Toyota hybrids combined with Lexus reached 1 million hybrids sold in the U.S. by February 2009,and worldwide sales of hybrids by both brands totaled over 2 million vehicles by August 2009. As the top selling hybrid in both the U.S. and Japanese markets, the Toyota Prius reached global cumulative sales of 2.0 million Prius as of September 30, 2010. Worldwide, Toyota Motor Company is the leader with more than 3.0 million hybrids sold by February 2011, followed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. with more than 300 thousand hybrids sold by January 2009,and Ford Motor Corporation with more than 140 thousand hybrids sold by December 2010.
The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid in the U.S. and Japan.
More than 3 million hybrid electric vehicles have been sold around the world by July 2010, led by the United States with almost 1.8 million units, followed by Japan with more than 1 million units and Europe with more than 200 thousand. By December 2010, the top seller in the U.S. was the Toyota Prius, with cumulative sales of 955,101 units, followed by the Honda Civic Hybrid, with 204,513 vehicles, and the Toyota Camry Hybrid, with 169,564 units. 
The Honda Civic Hybrid is the second most sold hybrid in the U.S.
The top selling hybrid in the U.S. by an American manufacturer is the Ford Escape Hybrid, with cumulative sales of 106,467 vehicles by December 2010, followed by the Fusion Hybrid, with sales of 36,370 units. Japan and the U.S. represented 84% of global hybrid sales in 2009.U.S. sales of theToyota Prius reached the 1.0 million milestone in early April 2011,and cumulative hybrid vehicle sales in the American market reached 2.0 million units in May 2011.Cumulative sales of the Prii in Japan reached the 1 million mark in August 2011.
The Ford Escape Hybrid is the top selling hybrid in the U.S. by an American carmaker.

Hybrid Electric Vehicles Pictures and Informations

2004-2007 Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is the world's top selling hybrid car, with cumulative global sales of 2.36 million units by August 2011.
Toyota Highlander Hybrid
The Saturn Vue Green Line is a mild hybrid.
2005-2006 Chevrolet Silverado USA
The 2005-06 Chevrolet Silverado Hybridis a mild hybrid using the electric motor mainly to power the accessories.
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 at the 2010 Washington Auto Show (D.C.)
The BMW Concept 7 Series ActiveHybridis a mild hybrid with an electric motor designed to increase power and performance.
2011 Chevrolet Volt  in Washington Auto Show
2011 Chevrolet Volt exhibited at the 2010 Washington Auto Show. The Chevy Volt is a plug-in hybrid (PHEV).
The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid able to run in all-electric mode up to 35 miles.

Lohner Porsche

The Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid was the first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile.
1997 Toyota Prius (first generation).
2000 Honda Insight (first generation).
2009 Honda Insight (Second generation).
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was launched in the U.S. in March 2009.
Honda CRZ Hybrid 
2011Honda CRZ Hybrid at the 2010 Washington Auto Show (D.C.).
The 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid was launched in Japan in February 2010, followed by the US in August 2010.
2011 Toyota Auris HSD Hybrid Concept
The 2011 Toyota Auris Hybrid is the first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle built in Europe.


2012Toyota Prius V hybrid electric car
2012 Toyota Prius V hybrid electric car exhibited at the 2011 Washington Auto Show
The 2012 Toyota Prius V will be launched in the U.S. by mid 2011.
 Toyota Prius Hybrid, Miami, Florida
The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid in the U.S. and Japan.
Honda Civic Hybrid
The Honda Civic Hybrid is the second most sold hybrid in the U.S.
Honda Civic Hybrid used by Zipcar, a carsharing service. Washington, D.C.
Ford Escape Hybrid with zoom in Hybrid badge, Washington, D.C.
The Ford Escape Hybrid is the top selling hybrid in the U.S. by an American carmaker.

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