Henry Ford's monopoly on the automobile industry meant that hybrids wouldn't see the light of day for decades. By Bill Gourgey Published Feb 5, 2026 9:01 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab ...

Hybrid vehicles aren’t new. In fact, they date all the way back to the inception of the automobile itself. Ferdinand Porsche, founder of the fabled sports car brand, built the first hybrid car in 1899 ...

My first serious research into electric cars started in the early 2000s, when I had an environmental science teacher who proudly drove a Prius. He loved debating about the pros and cons of electric ...