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Did you know that the world’s first hybrid was actually designed by Ferdinand Porsche in 1901? I was amazed when I read about this recently. Apparently, Ferdinand Porsche, the legendary name behind the Porsche automobile company had created an hybrid with in-wheel electric motors and an onboard gasoline engine that was used to recharge the batteries for the electric motors. In the 1900’s, gasoline was dirt cheap and so there was no economic value to having electric cars. Seeing that there would be no demand for this type of vehicle, Porsche scrapped the development of the hybrid. Boy, how times have changed! A mere 100 years later, gasoline prices continue to skyrocket and automobile manufacturers are vying to create alternative fuel cars. Could it be possible that we would be completely independent of oil had these companies continued their research over the past 100 years?

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Dr. Andrew Frank of University of California, Davis has achieved a major breakthrough in the field of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technology through his research of over 30 years. Dr. Frank, a Professor of Mechanical Engineering created his first “plug-in” hybrid in the 90’s and is considered the father of this technology.

UC Davis received a grant from the California Energy Commission to study and further develop the plug-in hybrid technology. The technological advances made during the past 30 years have now been licensed by Efficient Drivetrains Inc., a company that hopes to commercialize these technologies and bring them to market in a quick turnaround.

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