“In 1917 the Woods Dual Electric was billed as the “Car That Soils the Air Less”. In essence the car, around town, operated as an electric car. At higher speeds it used a four cylinder gasoline engine with a generator that charged the batteries.”
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WorldKar™ is an ultra-efficient all-terrain, personal commuter vehicle that was born in the space race, perfected in the energy race.
Designed to fulfill the overwhelming need in the 21st century for extreme efficiency, the 100+ mpg WorldKar utilizes next-generation hybrid electric principles to achieve this goal.
At the center of WorldKar’s high efficiency is the Phoenix hybrid-electric drivetrain, designed by inventor Ken Rieli and presently being prototyped in WorldKar’s workshop