in the text on this link:
http://newmediologo.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/electrolette-la-prima-vettura-ibrida-1941/ shown at the bottom of the action page,
Translated is says: L' Electrolette was without doubt the first hybrid car ever produced.. It does part of the category "Bubblecar", the micro-automobiles planned and produced in the years on horseback between the second world war and the years' 50. The Electrolette had on board is a small motorcycle internal combustion engine of origin, a two times, four rotten before,
Villiers 175 cc more an electric moped from 1.2 HP, 12 volt, with a' autonomy of 50 km and for a greatest speed of 35 km/h. The small electrician served, run and run back historical, to reduce the petrol consumptions in a period in which the war make be lacking the supplies. The two engines did not work however together like in the car present ibirde; the internal combustion engine had alone the rotten before while that electrician is occupied some reverse and had alone a gear in before. L' exemplary dell' forerunner of the Prius, chassis number 114, French license plate 036 ZA5 strictly painted to hand was found in an attic to the Italian.
So at least it's not as useless as first thought!
