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GM could have made a plug-in hybrid car 38 years ago

GM was very late to the hybrid car market. They released a mild hybrid in 2006, their first full hybrid will be released in a few months and they plan to release a plug-in hybrid next year. Things could have been a lot different for GM when it came to hybrids. GM was developing a Stirling engine series hybrid concept called Stir-Lec in 1969. The text from a page from a 1969 issue of Car Craft magazine says: "While the car's running, the batteries are constantly recharged by a small Stirling engine in the rear." That car was very ... Read more →

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GM could have made a plug-in hybrid car 38 years ago

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