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Custom Diesel-Electric Honda Insight – 100mpg
Red Light Racing (site currently down) has a story about two mechanics in Maryland that did a custom modification to a standard Honda Insight hybrid gasoline-electric car by replacing the gasoline motor with a diesel motor. Out of the box the default Honda Insight is rated at 40mpg city, 43mpg highway. During an 1,800-mile road trip [...]
Continue reading...Poll Results: Hybrid Technology is Unimpressive to Most People
Friday, September 5, 2008
Well the results are in from our last poll, and most people agree that they would get a hybrid or alternative-fuel car once the technology improved. Given the combination of 1st and 2nd answers totalling almost 50%, then combining the “Yes when the style improves” giving us 60% of folks basically either saying “Yes I would [...]
Continue reading...Honda Unveils Prius-Fighting Hybrid Insight
Friday, September 5, 2008
Honda unveiled it’s plans to re-launch a lower-cost Hybrid Insight 5-seater sedan-hatchback back into the market in the form of the most competitive car the Toyota Prius has had to stand up to in the last 5 years. The Insight was originally a two-seater hybrid that Honda introduced in 1999 to much praise, averaging the highest [...]
Continue reading...Greenest Cars on the Planet, Prius #12
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
This was a shock to me, but a report from Cardiff University and automotive consultants Thames Clifford rated the top 12 greenest cars in the world, and the Prius surprisingly came in #12. The entire list is as follows (in order of greeness): Smart Roadster Smart Fortwo cabriolet Citroen C1 1.0i Peugeot 107 1.0 Citroen C1 1.4 HDi Fiat Panda 1.2 Ford Ka [...]
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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