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In 1901 Ferdinand Porsche developed the Lohner-Porsche Mixte Hybrid, the first gasoline-electric hybrid automobile in the world. The hybrid-electric vehicle did not become widely available until the release of the Toyota Prius in Japan in 1997, followed by the Honda Insight in 1999.he hybrid-electric vehicle did not become widely available until the release of the Toyota Prius in Japan in 1997, followed by the Honda Insight in 1999.
The following year, he got a patent for his invention under the name of his company - Benz & Cie. The three-wheeled car with a four stroke gasoline engine was launched in the market, three years after its invention, in 1888, and thus Karl Benz went down the history as the German inventor who invented the first ever car.