The hybrid car was invented by Ferdinand Porsche in 1899.
The first hybrid gasoline-electric car was invented in 1899.Regenerative breaking hybrid car was invented in 1978.
Hybrids were not discovered, they were invented. The first hybrid car invented was a 100-year-old Porsche! The car had in-wheel electric motors and an onboard gas engine to recharge the batteries.
For the same reasons as with other types of cars invented in the 1880s and 1890s.
The Toyota Prius was launched in 1997, two years before its original launch date. In the first year of production sales were nearly 18,000 cars. there seems to be a market for green cars.
none because they are junk
Late 1980's
all countries have hybrid cars
Hybrid cars do not run on the power of the sun. Hybrid cars use a battery and gas to run.
In December of 2010, 28,592 hybrid cars were sold in the United States according to hybridcars.com. http://www.hybridcars.com/hybrid-clean-diesel-sales-dashboard/december-2010.html
The warranties of hybrid cars are dependent upon the manufacturer of the hybrid car. Most hybrid cars come with the standard manufacturer warranty.
No, Saturn does not offer any hybrid cars as of 2011. In fact, Saturn no longer made cars after 2009. The company ceased operations in March of that year.