California governor visits Porsche stand at Los Angeles Auto Show
Arnold Schwarzenegger checks out the Chevrolet Volt at the LA Auto Show. Click image to enlarge
Los Angeles - California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited the Porsche stand at the Los Angeles Auto Show to see the world's first advanced electric car, a 108-year-old vehicle that led to the first hybrid car. Both were developed by Ferdinand Porsche at the turn of the century, and were developed and built in Austria, Schwarzenegger's birthplace.
Schwarzenegger was greeted by Wolfgang Duerheimer, Porsche AG's Chief Engineer, who showed him the Lohner-Porsche, the first advanced electric car and the technological star of the 1900 Paris Auto Show. Porsche subsequently added a combustion engine to recharge the electric car's batteries, effectively creating the world's first hybrid.
The show marked the first time the Lohner-Porsche had ever been shown outside of Europe. It was shown alongside the Cayenne Hybrid, unveiled at the show, which will be available in the Porsche line-up by the end of the decade.
