I would actually like to have this car. Those 6 wheels would turn a lot of heads!

Yes it would turn heads, I don't know what kind of benefit having these (2) extra wheels though.

The two extra wheels apparently were a captive trailer arrangement to support the weight of the extra batteries.

Dragon

Me too! Rassle ya for it?!?

The Chevy Volt will pretty easily best this. Of course the tech is newer and supported by a huge company, but it's interesting to see how things have changed. Amazing that anybody would consider 25mpg "good gas mileage."

Brooks Stevens was one smart dude, I had privilege of meeting him once when my company contracted design work from his firm.

He also created the Excalibur quasi-kitcar company for his two sons to run. There also was a museum located just north of Milwaukee but I think it's closed down now.

Before the Honda Prius?

milo

WELL before, I'd guess...Honda hasn't bought out Toyota just yet...

Just goes to show how slowly we adapt to better ideas.

Interesting that this work was done "mostly in an effort to promote the company's recently unveiled 18hp four-cycle air-cooled twin gasoline engine." Oil was a whole lot cheaper in 1980.

Hmmm…the timeline does not seem to make sense.

I worked for a local generator manufacturer who in the mid 80's co-developed the new V-twin design with Briggs & Stratton. I personally did some minor design of external cosmetic parts.

Either the hybrid car was developed later, or Briggs & Stratton had an earlier hand-built prototype engine.