Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you want one of the highest-mileage non-plug-in vehicles on the market—like the Toyota Prius, Hyundai Ioniq, Kia Niro, or Honda Insight, there’s been one quite significant deal-breaker for many Snow Belt families: All-wheel drive simply isn’t a possibility.

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Prius Honda Insight Toyota MPG 123

Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2012

it’s easy to go straight to a Toyota dealership when you’re looking for a hybrid car. As we’ve pointed out before, however, there are plenty of other great hybrid choices on the market worthy of your attention, cars like the 2012 Honda Insight.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2020

At first look, the Elantra appeared and felt refreshingly different in many ways—especially when you compare it to other members of the 50-mpg club, like the Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Honda Insight, or even Hyundai’s.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2011

The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle of all time and recently passed three million sales globally and a million in the U.S., So then, why hasn't it for the Honda Insight? over more than a decade. And when fuel prices rise, so has demand for the Prius and other high-mileage vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2013

The Toyota Prius has come a long way since hitting the market over a decade ago. Back then, at the turn of the 21st century, it was no more than a fuel efficient but ultimately unappealing curio, bought only by a select few.

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Honda Insight Prius Toyota Insight 103

Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

It was once seen as the prime competitor for the ultra-successful Toyota Prius: but now it appears that the Honda Insight has lost the hybrid car war. It was originally marketed as a better looking and less expensive hybrid car, but the Honda Insight Hybrid (pictured) looks to be going away later t[.].

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

While the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Nissan LEAF have stolen most of the green-car limelight of late, and the Toyota Prius continues to be the go-to vehicle for those seeking reliable yet efficient transportation, Honda's Insight continues to plug along, with new upgrades to standard equipment and a less expensive entry-level model for 2011 aimed at.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Honda''s Insight has never enjoyed the success of the Toyota Prius or even Honda''s own Civic Hybrid, and it looks like the writing is now finally on the wall for the budget hybrid hatchback.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2012

A few days back we took a look at two similar, yet very different Hondas. The 2012 Honda Insight and 2012 Honda Fit share a platform, but different bodystyles and the use of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist hybrid technology in the Insight, makes each model unique.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2013

For several years, Toyota had the hybrid market pretty much sewn up with its Prius. Okay, so it never reached the heady economy highs of the original Honda Insight, but it was far more practical and electric running made it the hybrid of choice in city driving. That''s until the Ford C-Max Hybrid appeared, at any rate.

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Prius Honda Insight Toyota Ford 107

Green Car Reports

MAY 29, 2012

Both Toyota and Honda are hybrid pioneers. Both companies sell subcompact gasoline models (the Toyota Yaris and the Honda Fit) and separate subcompact hybrid models (the Toyota Prius C and Honda Insight). What most U.S. They sell well in Japan--but the.

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Honda Toyota Honda Insight Hybrid 110

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Love it or loathe it, everyone can recognize the Toyota Prius. So much so that many consider Honda's Insight hybrid to deliberately feature similar styling. Since the second generation model arrived in the 2004 model year, the aerodynamically-honed one-box shape has always shouted "Prius".

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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. The latest Prius even beats the original Honda Insight hybrid, the magazine says, That.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

For a few years now, hybrid sales have been stalled at 2 to 3 percent of the U.S. But for the first seven months of this year, the total is at the low end of the scale: Hybrids represented 2.06 percent of sales from January through August, and just 1.98 percent of sals in August alone. The top three best-selling hybrids since January are.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The XSE trim is new to the 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid, offering sporty styling cues that reinforce the value and appeal of this highly efficient five-passenger sedan. The 2021 Toyota Camry Hybrid XSE is powered by Toyota’s Hybrid Synergy Drive system of a gasoline-powered 2.5-liter A sleeker, more slippery Camry Hybrid.

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Camry Hybrid Toyota Hybrid MPG 69

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2010

Honda gets a lot of slack for their second-generation Honda Insight. It's not as fuel-efficient as its first generation model or its competitor, the Toyota Prius. Nonetheless, at $23,000, it is still the most economical hybrid on the market today. I test drove this vehicle last week as part of my 2010 Hybrid Challenge.

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Honda Insight Insight 2010 Honda 61

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2011

The venerable Toyota Prius hybrid is generally accepted as the car which changed consumer’s attitude toward hybrid-electric drivetrains. the original Honda Insight beat it by a few months), it has proven by far the most popular to date. While the Prius wasn’t the very first hybrid to be sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2015

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

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2010

The top two vendors of hybrids in the US, Toyota and Ford, each reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. Toyota saw its overall hybrid sales grow 21.6% Honda, however, reported a decrease in hybrid sales of 22.2% Honda, however, reported a decrease in hybrid sales of 22.2% from March 2009.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

Nevertheless, the Insight made No. 10 in the category of vehicles with engines of 660cc or larger, beating Toyota Motor Corp.’s But sales of the Prius will likely pick up once Toyota releases the next-generation version this May. ’s Prius hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2014

Annual sales of the second-generation Honda Insight. Data: Honda. Honda announced that while the US model Insight will be available at dealerships in the US through the end of the year, production of the hybrid will end in summer 2014. of total Honda sales in the US for that year. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2011

Toyota announced today that it's sold more than one million of its Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles. market nearly eleven years ago, and while it wasn't the first hybrid on sale here—that title would go to the original Honda Insight two-seater—it has arguably made the most impact on the market. Prius has.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

Although Toyota has been working on Li-ion batteries for strong hybrids, and has had 126 Priuses equipped with Li-ion packs on the road for the past three years, NiMH cost performance wins compared to lithium for this application, Kuroda said. Toyota has been able to bring down the cost of the NiMH pack in the Prius “dramatically”, he said.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2014

One was the first-generation Toyota Prius. The original Honda Insight was still going strong as the most efficient vehicle on sale (and only plug-in cars still better it today). Honda also offered the Civic Hybrid. Turn back the clock by one decade, and there were just four hybrid cars on sale in the U.S.

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Honda Insight Civic Hybrid Hybrid 2014 139

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2009

AllAboutPrius ’ Editor in Chief John Voelcker speculates that the Toyota Auris Hybrid, targeted for Europe in 2010 ( earlier post ), could serve as Toyota’s reportedly planned low-cost response to Honda’s Insight. The Auris is a European and Asian hatchback model built on the same platform as the 2009 Toyota Corolla.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2014

Ever since the first Honda Insight and Toyota Prius arrived on U.S. The latest Toyota Prius is rated at 50 mpg combined by the EPA, a figure that only plug-in vehicles currently top. shores, hybrid vehicles have been among the most efficient vehicles on the road.

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Honda Insight Prius Hybrid MPG 114

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Honda Civic Natural Gas. Toyota Prius. Honda Insight. Honda Civic Hybrid. Toyota Camry Hybrid LE. Honda CR-Z. Toyota Yaris. The Honda Civic Natural Gas, despite its improved fuel economy this year, appears in second place, tied with the Nissan Leaf. 4, auto [CNG]. PZEV / Bin 2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2009

The Honda Fit is still the volume leader from January-July, with 82,592 units total. The Fit was a distant second to Prius in July, with 17,003 units sold, followed by the Toyota Vitz (12,366 units) and the Honda Insight (10,210 units). Almost 10% of these were placed through the scrappage scheme.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2012

One was the first-generation Toyota Prius, the original Honda Insight was still going strong as the most efficient vehicle on sale, and Honda also offered the Civic Hybrid. Turn back the clock by one decade, and there were three hybrid cars on sale in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2009

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the all-new 2010 Prius midsize hybrid ( earlier post ), scheduled to go on sale beginning in late May at Toyota dealers nationwide. The third-generation Prius will be available in one grade with a starting MSRP of $21,000.

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Prius 2010 Toyota Price 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

The Honda Fit took the second spot, with 10,927 units (6%), followed by the Toyota Vitz (8,145, 4.5%) and the Honda Insight (7,900, 4.4%). The Prius posted 21,669 units in Japan in August, up 360% year-on-year, representing 12% of total automobile sales for the month. Overall, total sales were up 8.2%

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Honda is taking on the Toyota Prius with the latest version of the Insight, which is a huge advance on the original two-seater launched in 1999. The major selling point of the Insight is its hybrid powerplant, a petrol-electric unit that reduces CO2 emissions and provides a cleaner, greener way of motoring.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

Honda’s hybrid Insight came in fourth in June with 8,782 units, behind the Honda Fit and the Toyota Vitz. In April, the Honda Insight had been the top-seller—the first hybrid to be such—with 10,481 units. Earlier post.). Sales of the Prius in Japan, which edged past US sales in May, were 71.5%

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2013

There was a point, when Toyota Prius and Honda Insights were rolling off dealer lots in their mere hundreds nationwide, that hybrids were easy to dismiss.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

While dedicated hybrids have traditionally been hatchbacks--think Honda Insight, Toyota Prius, even the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt--none have yet been designed as crossover utility.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2016

Yet compared to other such hybrid-exclusive vehicles, like the Toyota Prius family, the former Honda Insight, and the upcoming Hyundai Ioniq—with which it shares a platform, a hybrid system, and.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When the first Honda Insight and Toyota Prius hybrids launched in 1999 and 2000, expectations for their sales were low. And hybrids indeed logged annual sales in the low thousands until the second-generation Prius came along for 2004.

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