Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2014

The new Honda Fit EV at UC Davis is located at West Village Square right across the street from West Village’s other Zipcar, a Honda Insight, in front of “The Hub Market.” Zipcar’s vehicles now include hybrids, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other EPA SmartWay Certified and LEED Certified cars.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

It found that drivers using the new Eco Assist system on the Honda Insight Hybrid improved fuel economy by an average of 10 per cent and potentially as much as 20 per cent [.].

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Fuel Economy Honda Insight Economy Insight 42

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2013

The fuel economy rating outperforms some competitors’ diesels and hybrids on the highway driving cycle. As an example, the 2014 Honda Insight achieves 44 mpg highway, while the 2014 Volkswagen Golf diesel with a manual transmission delivers 42 mpg highway. Engines Fuel Efficiency' l/100 km) highway. Earlier post.)

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MPG EPA Fuel Economy Honda Insight 199

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 25, 2012

Virtually every manufacturer now offers a high-mpg vehicle, but Honda could lay claim to being one of the first. Since the Civic arrived back in the 1970s, the Japanese carmaker has made fuel economy a high priority in its cars. These days cars like the 2012.

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Honda Insight 2012 Honda Insight 84

Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2016

Consumer Reports has confirmed the 52-mpg combined EPA fuel-economy rating of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, although its ratings in city and highway testing differed. Nonetheless, the magazine says the 2016 Prius is the most fuel-efficient car it's ever tested.

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Prius 2016 MPG Honda Insight 60

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2011

Low rolling resistance tires have been around for a few decades now, and early versions required you to trade-off cornering and braking ability for a modest gain in fuel economy. For drivers of fuel-economy-centric cars like the Honda Insight or Toyota Prius, this compromise was acceptable.

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Honda Insight Fuel Economy MPG Prius 109

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2015

It was the first hybrid car to be sold in the U.S., It was the 2000 Honda Insight, which until now has stood as the. beating the now-legendary Toyota Prius by a few months.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

Car buyers shouldn’t be forced to buy high-end bells and whistles when fuel economy and reducing emissions are their top priority. Car buyers shouldn’t be forced to buy high-end bells and whistles when fuel economy and reducing emissions are their top priority.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2012

However, hybrid owners appear to maintain brand loyalty when returning to the new car market. As an example, the Honda Civic is the second most cross-shopped vehicle among both Toyota Prius and Honda Insight shoppers. Hybrid vehicles represent 2.4%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2013

Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. DOE researchers attributed the significant fuel economy reduction for May, June, and July as most likely being due to significant mountain driving and the likely use of the vehicle’s air conditioning. Source: DOE.

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Lead Acid Civic Hybrid Fleet Miles 223

Green Cars News

APRIL 29, 2009

Move over Toyota Prius - there’s a new green car leader in town. During its first month of sales, the Honda Insight has outsold its competitors in the hybrid market. Since going on sale in the UK, 229 Insight models have been sold ahead of its nearest rival the Toyota Prius at 198 units. The Insight 1.3-litre

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Insight Honda Insight Hybrid Prius 36

Green Cars News

MAY 11, 2009

Having already surpassed the Toyota Prius during its first month of sales in the UK, Honda’s Insight is now ranked as the best selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April marking the first time a hybrid model has been the top seller during any monthly sales period.

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Insight Honda Insight Honda Japan 32

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2015

In other words, they found that they real-world fuel economy benefit of adoption of HEVs may be better than for estimates based on EPA “sticker” fuel economy alone. Toyota Prius, Honda Insight) compared to conventional vehicles (CVs) of dissimilar make/model and vehicle size. … The duo, Britt A. 5b01203.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Well known hybrid models, the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight achieved enviable EuroNCAP results today. The batch of tests for eight new cars, included seven cars that scored the maximum five star award, whilst one car, the Citroen C3, received a four star result.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 29, 2009

The title of WhatGreenCar Car of the Year 2009 has been awarded to the ‘next generation’ Toyota Prius, due to be launched in the UK on 1 st August 2009. The new Prius was chosen from a short-list of 10 green car finalists which were test-driven at Imperial College, London, by six of the UK’s leading green transport and environmental experts.

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Prius Toyota Citroen i-MiEV 36

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The Gen III Prius offers an EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy of 50 mpg (now revealed to comprise 50 mpg city and 49 mpg highway). This is about a 10% improvement in EPA-rated combined cycle fuel economy over the older generation. Click to enlarge. DOHC 16-valve VVT-i engine. The 2010 Prius features a new 1.8-liter

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Green Cars News

MAY 23, 2009

President Barack Obama’s new national fuel policy has earned praise from Japanese car makers who could be put at a significant advantage by the proposals. On Tuesday Obama announced rules that will bring new cars and trucks sold in the USA to an average of 35.5miles per gallon by 2016 - around 10mpg above today’s standards.

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Obama Honda Insight Civic Hybrid Honda 39

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2018

What tricks and technologies did Chevy engineers use to boost the fuel economy of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup truck? Which state will likely counter any proposed weakening of corporate average fuel-economy standards by the Trump administration?

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