Hybrid cars
The most fuel-efficient vehicles for 2006 -- Hybrid, diesel-powered vehicles dominate the government’s list AP, Oct. 13, 05
WASHINGTON - The manual version of the hybrid Honda Insight tops the latest government auto fuel economy list, with 60 miles per gallon in the city and 66 mpg on the highway.
The competitor hybrid Toyota Prius was second with 60 mpg in the city and 51 on the highway, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy said Wednesday. [. . . . ]
Hybrid buyer's guide -- Want to buy a gas/electric vehicle? Here's a look at your options Forbes, Dan Lienert, Oct. 12, 05
Other automakers are finding hybrids will have smaller profit margins than regular cars — if they make money at all — until their development costs decrease. Toyota's Prius came out in 1997 and did not break even until just before the introduction of a second-generation car in model-year 2004. [. . . . ]
posted by News Junkie Canada at Thursday, October 13, 2005
2 Comments:
Honda Insight owner! (Before the gas prices went crazy!) I own an Insight because there is nothing like taking care of the mouth that feeds you. (The earth!) Practicing what I preach and putting my words into action.
The Prius gets all the press but I'm STILL getting the best gas mileage and clean emissions. Can't say that for the diesels....
Kathlene LaCour - Insightful Wacko
I got a better statement for all hybrid owners, Being Green: Is It worth the Green?(read more: Toyota Parts For All). Whatever car you're driving, a Prius maybe or an Insight, both are hybrids and both are good cars. The name does not matter.It is the impact it gives on our planet. :)
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