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2011 Honda Insight

Green Car Reports

The 2011 Honda Insight is the least expensive hybrid car on sale in the U.S. But despite this distinction, the subcompact hatchback hasn’t been a success for Honda, selling just a fraction of early projections. this year, at a base price of just $18,970 with delivery.

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2011 Honda Insight Adds New $18,950 Entry Model, Upgraded Features

Green Car Reports

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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New Honda Insight details revealed

Green Cars News

The new version of the Honda Insight Hybrid is now on sale in the US and boasts an influx of new features. The vehicle, which has a starting price of $18,200, has a base line model known simply as “Insight” with Insight LX and the top-of-the-line Insight EX also available. All are equipped with vehicle [.].

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2011 Honda CR-Z: First Drive Review

Green Car Reports

Here at High Gear Media, we've followed the launch of the 2011 Honda CR-Z two-seat hybrid sports car with great interest. In shape and technology, though, it's as reminiscent of the first-generation 1999-2006 Honda Insight as it is of the CRX. In name, it's a reincarnation of the much-loved 1984-1992 CRX two-seater.

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Chevy Volt Price-Gouging Pushes Buyer Into Honda Insight Hybrid

Green Car Reports

For all the media furor over the 2011 Nissan Leaf and the 2011 Chevy Volt, you'd think that tens of thousands of them were flooding onto our streets each month. As of Feb 28, the total sold between both cars was just 1,102, made up of 928 Volts and 174 Leafs.

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

Green Car Congress

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. As of today, Honda sells seven hybrid models in approximately 50 countries around the world.

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2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Says "Green" With.Flowers

Green Car Reports

The 2010 Honda Insight fertilized the idea when it bowed in 2008; it still promotes greener driving with electronically rendered displays of plants that add leaves as the car's computers sense a light, planet-conscious foot on the gas pedal. The 2011 Nissan LEAF, of. In the green-car world, the leaf is the king of all icons.

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