Every great invention begins with a great idea! Read all the books in this series and learn about the history and impact of some of the most fascinating innovations and inventions of our time. Explore the idea's early stages of development, problems encountered along the way, and how each great idea has influenced, our lives. Hybrid Cars takes a look at the new popularity of using alternatives to all-gasoline fueled cars. Drivers' and car makers' interest in this came from both the need to reduce pollution and the rising cost of gasoline. The result is the hybrid car that can get cars moving using a combination of different energy sources. Read Hybrid Cars to learn these interesting facts and more about alternative energy cars: It is possible to run a car on compressed air. Cars were first made using electric engines. The world uses about 80 million barrels of oil every day.

New cars today have more electronics than steel. Book jacket.