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02-22-2009, 09:10 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/European_Union_Flag.jpg Insight into hybrid myth (coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle-news/motoring-news/2009/02/20/insight-into-hybrid-myth-92746-22971779/)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/615/2010_Honda_Insight_Headline_pic.jpgCoventry Telegraph (coventrytelegraph.net) - Feb. 21, 2009
With just two months left to its formal release into our market, the chatter and expectations about the new Insight remain high and for good reason: We really need an affordable hybrid. Could this be the car for you? -- Ed.
SURVEYS have consistently shown that cost is the main reason given by motorists in refusing to consider a hybrid car.
Green vehicles tend to be more expensive and are perceived as top-end models, attracting an elitist tag.
But Honda is set to change all that with its latest global green machine for the masses, the Insight.
Not only does it promise competitive prices, it also dispels the myth hybrids produce more CO2 emissions in their lifetime than non-hybrid vehicles.
Honda say the Insight will produce two thirds the CO2 emissions of a non-hybrid car.
It also reckons it will be the cheapest hybrid car on the market.
Honda hints at a start price of around £15,000 for the 1.5L petrol-electric car which makes it much cheaper than rival Toyota Prius, at just under £18,000.
You can understand Honda’s excitement with its world-wide hybrid hatchback which goes on sale in April.
It is a highly important car and promises to raise Honda’s sales significantly, selling 8,000 Insights a year in the UK and 200,000 units worldwide… http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle-news/motoring-news/2009/02/20/insight-into-hybrid-myth-92746-22971779/
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/615/2010_Honda_Insight_Headline_pic.jpgCoventry Telegraph (coventrytelegraph.net) - Feb. 21, 2009
With just two months left to its formal release into our market, the chatter and expectations about the new Insight remain high and for good reason: We really need an affordable hybrid. Could this be the car for you? -- Ed.
SURVEYS have consistently shown that cost is the main reason given by motorists in refusing to consider a hybrid car.
Green vehicles tend to be more expensive and are perceived as top-end models, attracting an elitist tag.
But Honda is set to change all that with its latest global green machine for the masses, the Insight.
Not only does it promise competitive prices, it also dispels the myth hybrids produce more CO2 emissions in their lifetime than non-hybrid vehicles.
Honda say the Insight will produce two thirds the CO2 emissions of a non-hybrid car.
It also reckons it will be the cheapest hybrid car on the market.
Honda hints at a start price of around £15,000 for the 1.5L petrol-electric car which makes it much cheaper than rival Toyota Prius, at just under £18,000.
You can understand Honda’s excitement with its world-wide hybrid hatchback which goes on sale in April.
It is a highly important car and promises to raise Honda’s sales significantly, selling 8,000 Insights a year in the UK and 200,000 units worldwide… http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/lifestyle-news/motoring-news/2009/02/20/insight-into-hybrid-myth-92746-22971779/