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Model S deliveries, Honda Insight, Hyundai fuel-cell truck, free fast-charging: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Free road-trip fast charging is a perk you’ll only find with a few new electric cars. The Honda Insight is more expensive for 2022. Tesla Model S Plaid deliveries start June 10. Hyundai outlines some of the specs for its fuel-cell commercial truck, and they echo what it’s suggested for pickups and SUVs.

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Tesla Autopilot update, electric Ford F-150, 2020 Honda Insight: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The 2020 Honda Insight hybrid gets a slight price increase. A Canadian company already creates an electric F-150. Tesla's next big software release will bring significant changes to Autopilot. And we step back and ask if EV conversions matter today. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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2019 Honda Insight prototype to debut at Detroit auto show

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A new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable, and that's what Honda has delivered. The company said Tuesday morning that it will show a prototype of what will be the 2019 Honda Insight.

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2019 Honda Insight production model to make global debut at New York International Auto Show; series hybrid with 55 mpg city

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The third-generation Insight is powered by the third generation of Honda’s two-motor hybrid system, featuring a 1.5-liter liter Atkinson cycle engine, electric propulsion motor, and lithium-ion battery pack. Total system output is 151 horsepower and 197 lb-ft (267 N·m) of electric motor torque.

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2019 Honda Insight first drive mpg review: 55 mpg from hybrid sedan

Green Car Reports

Last week, we drove the new 2019 Honda Insight sedan and found Honda's newest compact hybrid roomy and comfortable. During our drive around Minneapolis, its exurbs, and into Wisconsin, we wanted to put to the test Honda's claims that its 1.5-liter

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2019 Honda Insight prototype to debut in Detroit; 50 mpg or better projected

Green Car Reports

On Thursday, a concept version of what will be the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid sedan was unveiled before its public debut at next week's Detroit auto show. Any new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable, and that's what Honda has delivered.

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2019 Honda Insight, Chevy Bolt EV fast charging, and fuel economy commentary: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We take a broader look at the 2019 Honda Insight. And will electric cars displace hybrid vehicles? The 2019 Honda Insight. GM works to create an ultra-fast charging system for the Chevrolet Bolt EV. We explain how readers can make themselves heard about the EPA's proposed freeze in fuel economy standards.