The hybrid vehicles we have available to us today are some of the most technologically advanced machines on the planet. Most new models are fully functional vehicles, and have all of the capabilities of regular fossil fuel operated ones. They range from petrol/battery hybrids and petrol/diesel hybrids to fully electric vehicles with backup petrol tanks, and even models fueled by hydrogen compounds.
These vehicles have come a long way from their origins, but as with most modern technology retains most of the elements of the original ideas. It could easily be argued that Robert Anderson in Aberdeen Scotland built the first version of the electrically propelled vehicle as early as 1839, where for the previous 200 years the automobile industry had been dominated by the steam engine.
Possibly the most significant improvement in battery technology came with the lead-acid and nickel-iron batteries created by H. Tudor and Edison respectively. These versions ultimately lead to the engines used in Ford’s Model T and more recent designs.
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