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EVs as a group are worst for reliability, hybrids and PHEVs best, according to Consumer Reports

Green Car Reports

While compact hybrids—including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius—as well as plug-in hybrids topped the rankings with above average overall reliability, electric SUVs were ranked last, with.

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

Green Car Congress

In the case of Honda hybrid owners, more than 52% of them stayed with the Honda brand, while just under 20% of this same owner group bought another hybrid vehicle from any brand. As an example, the Honda Civic is the second most cross-shopped vehicle among both Toyota Prius and Honda Insight shoppers.

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UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

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The Honda Insight, conversely, has no forced features, delivers more than 40 miles per gallon, and emits relatively little global warming pollution. With a sticker price of less than $20,000, the Insight is one of the most affordable hybrids available. The luxury Lexus LS 600h L hybrid is the worst offender.

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Toyota Prices the 2010 Prius for the US Starting at $21,000

Green Car Congress

The MSRPs for the Honda Insight, which Toyota considers a prime competitor for the new Prius, range from $19,800-$23,100. Bob Carter, group vice president and general manager of the Toyota Division, sees the most popular model starting at an MSRP of $22,000 (the Prius II)—the same price as the current base model.

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Honda announces £1billion loss

Green Cars News

Following on from yesterday’s news about losses and falls in profit for Mitsubishi, Daihatsu and Hino Motors , Honda has now announced a significant loss of more than £1billion for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2008-2009. With sales slumping by a dramatic 35 per cent, the company expects group operating profits to slump by 94.7

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New Toyota Prius pricing revealed

Green Cars News

What’s interesting is that this pricing places it right in the middle of the projected range of the Honda Insight which has been marketed as more competitively priced than the Prius - the Insight is likely to cost from $19,800-$23,100.

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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2.0T Autobahn

Clean Fleet Report

The DSG (Direct-Shift Gearbox) is unique to the Volkswagen Group of brands that include Audi, Seat and Volkswagen. The front wheels are driven through either a 6-speed manual or, like our test car, a 7-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic with steering wheel mounted paddle shifters. Story and photos by John Faulkner. [

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