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• HumanCar is a human-powered car that generates movement by rowing motions made by the "crew."Sour: HumanCar

  According to the inventor, Charles S. Greenwood, the vehicle has the twofold advantage of being environmentally clean and of providing physical exercise for the owners. "We love healthy people. You and your family will power yourselves down to the store and back," he adds.Sour: HumanCar

• Fast Facts

  1. Street legal
  2. Full name: The FM-4 v1.0 HumanCar
  3. 4 passenger vehicle
  4. 'Geometry prototype' was successful , no changes were required
  5. Reached over 60mph downhill
  6. Steered by the driver's body (BodySteer)
  7. Steel tube chassis
  8. Propelled by "bi-lateral human power interface" and has "front passenger body-steering capabilities"
  9. LMV (Low Mass Vehicle)Sour: HumanCar
  10. Maximum speed: 60 mphProduct Reviews; Human Powered Car with 60 mph top speed? (October 8, 2008)

• Hybrid Cars

  1. First Hybrid Car: Lohner-Porsche Mixte
  2. Worldwide sales of of Toyota Prius' passed 1 million in 2008
  3. Hybrid car manufacturers: Toyota, Honda, Ford, Lexus and Nissan
  4. 1899: Ferdinand Porche develops the Mixte a series hybrid with a top speed of 31 mph
  5. 1976: U.S. Congressenacts the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
  6. 1993: The Clinton Adminitration enacts the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles initiative
  7. 1997: Toyota Prius introduced in Japan
  8. 1999: Insight released
  9. 2001: The Toyota Prius is made available in the United States.

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