Briggs 1980 Hybrid Car Video

[Texan]

Popped in my random Youtube feed.

Very interesting information on car itself but also the current state and future of Briggs' engines.

Long watch but surely many of us are or will being have extra time on hands, so thought I'd share.

Don't really care for Jay Leno though, he has to be corrected several times by the Briggs guy



https://youtu.be/ftMxCehD08U

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Yeah, I saw that too! It was pretty forward-thinking and adventurous for a small engine company like Briggs and Stratton to, out of the blue, build a hybrid car in the 80s! And a viable one, too!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftMxCehD08U

 

[Kartorbust]

Opposed twin flathead parallel hybrid. With halfway decent range. I bet if they did a more modern version, I bet they could get close to 200 miles in range without weighing that much. If they mass produced this car today, I would probably buy it.