2009, Honda Insight, Hybrid and Motoring

Honda to unveil prototype of Gen 3 Insight hybrid at Detroit show; two-motor hybrid system

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Honda will unveil the Honda Insight Prototype at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January as the precursor to the new third-generation 2019 Honda Insight—an upscale, stylish five-passenger sedan positioned above the Civic in Honda’s passenger car lineup. L/100 km).

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Insight Honda Detroit Hybrid

Honda Insight Hybrid Goes on Sale in Japan on Friday

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Honda Motor Co. will begin selling the all-new Insight hybrid ( earlier post ) in Japan on Friday, 6 February, starting at ¥1,890,000 (~US$21,100). The Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter In Japan, the Insight hybrid is rated as delivering 26 km/L (61 mpg US, 3.8

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Honda to end production of the Insight hybrid, commits to the expansion of hybrid offerings in the US

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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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Honda’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales passed 800,000 units at the end of December

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JANUARY 20, 2012

Honda Motor’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011—12 years and 2 months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan November 1999.

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Honda Insight Civic Hybrid Hybrid Sale

GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

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AUGUST 19, 2010

The US government’s General Services Administration (GSA) this summer took delivery of the first of more than 5,600 hybrid vehicles ordered earlier this year, and will make the vehicles—almost all of which are Ford Fusion hybrids—available to various federal agencies under GSA lease agreements as they are delivered.

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Hybrid Available Plug-in Fusion

UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Hybrids don’t have to be luxury vehicles. As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. By contrast, the 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid has a very high hybrid value.

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LS 600H Hybrid Civic Hybrid Fusion

Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the Month

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported US sales of hybrids. Reported US sales of hybrids in October 2009 rose 11.4% October 2009 had 28 selling days, while October 2008 had 27. Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. year-on-year.

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Sale Hybrid 2008 Altima Hybrid

September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales by month. In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. Reported sales of hybrids in September dropped 4.1% Compared to August results (38,701 units), however, hybrid sales dropped 48.4%.

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Cash For Clunkers Sale LS 600H Hybrid

Honda Insight 2009 road test

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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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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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MAY 4, 2009

Monthly US sales of hybrids. Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. Year-to-date in 2009, hybrids are holding a 2.4%

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Honda to Introduce Type S Diesel Accord, Insight Hybrid at Geneva Show

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Honda will introduce a higher-powered, diesel Accord Type S at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show in March. In addition, the new Honda Insight will make its European debut at the show. The powertrain of this more powerful variant of Honda’s D-sector model is based on the 2.2-liter

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Insight Honda Diesel Honda Insight

XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

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JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5

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Plug-in Diesel Plug Hybrid

PREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports Coupe

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

While the 2010 Honda Insight is the company's big hybrid news for this year, it's far from the only new hybrid headed to us from Honda. As we've noted before, Honda will launch two more hybrids in 2010 as 2011 models.

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Honda 2011 Honda Insight Hybrid

Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Monthly new vehicle market share for hybrids. Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Monthly sales of hybrids. General Motors. Click to enlarge.

Cash For Clunkers

Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge

Honda Study Finds Insights Eco Assist System Results in Average 10% Improvement in Fuel Economy After 300 Drives, Up to 20% Max

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FEBRUARY 12, 2010

A study by Honda in Japan found that drivers using the new Eco Assist system on the new Honda Insight hybrid improved their fuel economy on average by 10%, up to a maximum of 20%, after 300 drives. million data points from about 5,000 Insights, from February to August 2009.

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Fuel Economy Insight Honda Economy

Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

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MARCH 2, 2009

Of that 10% improvement, about 6% can be attributed to the new hybrid system (including the larger combustion engine) and about 4% to efficiency improvements in other aspects of the vehicle, such as better aerodynamics, said Chief Engineer Akihiko Otsuka. Hybrid Synergy Drive. Click to enlarge.

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Prius 2010 Toyota Hybrid

Hybrid sales leap in the US

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

The cash for clunkers campaign has given a massive boost to hybrid sales in the US, with a reported leap by 48.6 Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US increased by one per cent to 1,261,997 units according to figures from Autodata, with reported hybrid sales representing 3.07 Sales of the Camry hybrid however, dropped by 38.8

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Insight tops Japanese best-sellers list

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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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Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Hybrid sales in the USA enjoyed a significant leap during October, increasing by volume to 24,475 units – an increase of 11.4 The figures were boosted in part by the fact that October 2009 had 28 selling days compared to 27 in the previous year. Sales were led by its new car hybrids, the Fusion and Milan, which posted 1,333 units.

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Sale Hybrid Lexus General Motors

US hybrid sales slump in September

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

September 2009 light duty vehicle sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows with 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold during the month according to Autodata. Hybrid sales were not immune from the troubles either. Compared to August results, this meant that hybrid sales were down 48.4 Sales of the Civic hybrid plummeted by 92.5

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Lexus

Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

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JULY 5, 2009

After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. Reported sales of hybrids in the US increased by 5.2 per cent by volume in June 2009 compared to the same month in the previous year. Honda: Total hybrid sales hit 3,662 units for American Honda, up 34.5

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US vehicle sales show significant decrease

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JUNE 7, 2009

The end of the slump in the automotive sector appears far from over as total sales of light duty vehicles in the USA during May 2009 were revealed to have decreased by 33.7 Hybrids were not immune from the slump either as sales dropped by 28.5 Hybrids were not immune from the slump either as sales dropped by 28.5

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Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

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JUNE 30, 2009

The Green Piece - Tuesday 30th June 2009. It was a clear winner in our poll to determine the ‘Green Car Manufacturer of the Year’ in 2008 – but 2009 has been much more difficult for Toyota. Tags: The Green Piece green piece Honda Insight prius Toyota. Faye Sunderland.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Home Business Industry Sectors Engineering MY PROFILE SHOP JOBS PROPERTY CLASSIFIEDS From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 Slow start for charge of the electric cars Ray Hutton Electric cars need a boost. How far hybrids will be encouraged in the new government initiative remains tobe seen. May I ask what powers the heater?

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Electric Cars Charging G-Wiz Cars

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Blog Archive ▼ 2009 (52) ▼ April (6) Waxman-Markey and REDD BlogRoll Review: Space Beams, Leaded Batteries, an. High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? . 2) Chevy Volt (2) China (2) ECOD3.SA

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Honda to unveil prototype of Gen 3 Insight hybrid at Detroit show; two-motor hybrid system

Honda Insight Hybrid Goes on Sale in Japan on Friday

Honda to end production of the Insight hybrid, commits to the expansion of hybrid offerings in the US

Honda’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales passed 800,000 units at the end of December

GSA To Make 5,600 Hybrids Available To Federal Agencies, Including 100 Plug-In Hybrids; Cost Still An Issue

UCS Hybrid ScoreCard Dings Automakers for Forced Features in Hybrid Offerings

Reported US Sales of Hybrids Up 11.4% in October Year-on-Year; 2.9% New Vehicle Share for the Month

September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

Honda Insight 2009 road test

US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

Honda to Introduce Type S Diesel Accord, Insight Hybrid at Geneva Show

XL1 dive and drive: Volkswagen aggressively optimizes for efficiency in its sleek diesel plug-in hybrid

PREVIEW: 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Two-Seat Sports Coupe

Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Honda Study Finds Insights Eco Assist System Results in Average 10% Improvement in Fuel Economy After 300 Drives, Up to 20% Max

Toyota Previews Generation III 2010 Prius Hybrid

Hybrid sales leap in the US

Insight tops Japanese best-sellers list

Huge rise in hybrid sales during October

US hybrid sales slump in September

Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

US vehicle sales show significant decrease

Can Toyota really claim to be green? The Green Piece

Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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