To some it may seem ironic that over 110-years-ago the famous German engineer Ferdinand Porsche helped design and built the world's first hybrid car.
Not only was Ferdinand Porsche’s 1899 Lohner-Porsche “Mixte”possibly the world's first hybrid car but it was also four wheel drive.
According to Wikipedia:
"The Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid was one of the earliest hybrid vehicles, developed in 1899 by Ferdinand Porsche. It was a series hybrid, with four electric motors mounted in the wheel hubs and electricity delivered by batteries and a small generator. In concept and general layout, it presaged the Volvo ReCharge Concept the Chevrolet Volt, the Opel Flextreme,the hybrid Cadillac Escalade, and other modern series hybrids."
So how many hybrid cars does the German car company that's named after Ferdinand Porsche sell today?
If you guessed hardly any you'd be correct.
While Porsche, like many other car companies is developing hybrid cars (think
Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid), they have yet to seriously commit to the technology.
Irony or just a strange twist of history?
You decide.
