Powered by both a gasoline engine & an electric motor, this company's Insight was the first hybrid car sold in the U.S.
[DOC] [TLE] History of Hybrid Vehicles - HybridCars.com [PAR] Jun 14, 2011 ... History of Hybrid Vehicles - 1665  1825 Between 1665 and 1680, ... engine to 
spin a generator that provided power to electric motors ... 6,000 vehicles, while 
the Ford Model T sold 182,809 gasoline cars.