**In 1997, the world witnessed Toyota Prius, as it became the world’s first mass-produced hybrid electric car. The turning point for environment pollution as cars with internal combustion engines caused a great deal of noise and air pollution. The electric car has been there since the nineteenth century but having faced by the hardship of acceptance due to a small maximum speed compared to cars with combustion engines. **
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https://www.energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car