Did you ever notice how everything seems to go in circles? Yesterday I watched, on the TV news, the Chevy volt being introduced as the great GM hope. So, I got to thinking, "nedl, how new is this hybrid idea anyway"?
Unfortunately, the photos didn't print. The Woods looked like any other coupe of the time.
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On display at an exhibit opening Saturday at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will be a 1917 Woods Dual Power, which had a gasoline engine coupled with an electric motor-generator, just like modern hybrid cars. Unlike the Toyota Prius, however, the Woods Dual Power was a marketing flop. Production ceased after just two years.
