This car is an Owen Magnito that used a gasoline engine to charge an electric motor that drove the rear wheels. It used regenerative braking like in the newest F-1 cars and an electromagnetic transmission - both very creative approaches to driving an automobile. This early true hybrid was very expensive, 6,500.00 and never worked as well in life as it did in theory. However, it is a beautiful car, particularly in this color scheme a deep grey, bright blue wheels and some purple hued metal work.
