Nothing in the history of the automobile compares to today's
frantic effort to breathe life into electric cars and hybrids.
In the following slideshow we've gathered together 15 images,
which touch recent developments emerging from the auto
industry's ongoing efforts in alternative power train
technologies. Our vehicle choices range from Toyota's hybrid gas
turbine concept car of 1969, to polished production hybrids,
such as the Toyota Prius and Ford Explorer, to backyard electric
conversions, such as the drag-racing Crazy Horse Pinto. Our
emphasis is on the delivery of electric power, with or without a
gasoline counterpart. Click the image below to view a slideshow
of alternative energy vehicles: Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive is
an evolution of the hybrid powertrain that powered the game-
changing Toyota Prius. The Synergy Drive replaces a traditional
geared transmission with a drive unit that includes an
electronic continuously variable transmission. The system allows
power to be split between the wheels and