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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.
Duryeas Claim to Be Inventors of First Car. Indiana inventor Elwood Haynes is generally credited with building the first gasoline-powered car, the Pioneer, which was successfully tested on July 4, 1894. However, there is evidence that the first car was test driven a year before Haynesâ Pioneer.