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Consumer Reports blasts Honda Insight, ranked 21 of 22 tested
2009 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Calling it "the most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time," America's most influential product testing magazine has given extremely poor marks to the Japanese automaker's new Insight hybrid. In a verdict that reminds us of a certain Jeremy Clarkson review (albeit more kindly worded), Consumer Reports blasted the gas-electric hatchback for its "ride quality, handling, interior noise, acceleration, rear-seat, access, and visibility," consigning the hapless ... Read more →
Honda still targeting its engines as a key to hybrid improvement Sam Abuelsamid
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high res image gallery Electric motors and batteries are only part of the equation when it comes to hybrid vehicles. Hybrids still need an engine and Honda is ...
Sanyo to crank up hybrid battery production capacity by 75% Sam Abuelsamid
Sanyo is one of the biggest suppliers of nickel metal hydride batteries for hybrid vehicles, along with Panasonic EV energy. Currently, Sanyo's primary customers are Honda and Ford, but the company ...
Rendering: 2011 Honda CR-ZX hybrid Sebastian Blanco
Honda has said for almost two years that the very good looking CR-Z hybrid concept would make it to production. We've heard that the production version of the CR-Z would harken back to the original ...
Honda Insight tops European hybrid sales chart Sam Abuelsamid
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Honda's new Insight may be falling short of sales expectations so far here in the U.S., but apparently it's doing OK thus far in Europe. ...
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REPORT: Honda considering two lower-cost hybrids 16 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda CR-Z concept - Click above for high-res image gallery With news coming in that Honda isn't selling nearly as many Insight hybrids in the U.S. as it would like, it would seem the Japanese automaker could go one of a few different directions. It's possible that Honda could reverse course on ...
VIDEO: Prius takes on Insight ... on the drag strip? 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
There are surely lots of ways to go about comparing the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight. While both machines come only in a five-door hatchback bodystyle and are available solely with a hybrid powertrain, the two vehicles differ widely when it comes to size, price, available technology and ...
Honda likely to miss U.S. sales targets for Insight? 18 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for a high-res image gallery We had to wait years for someone to give us a hybrid-only alternative to the Toyota Prius, but Honda finally did it with the Honda Insight. Initial interest in the under $20,000 40+ mpg vehicle was high in Japan, but that is not ...
Trying out the new Insight in Spain at the EcoDesafío Honda Insight 25 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Click on image above to see a full gallery of the EcoDesafio Honda Insight in Barcelona The first generation the Honda Insight wasn't offered for sale in most European markets, including Spain. The Honda Civic hybrid is available here, but hasn't seen too many sales, in part because diesel is ...
Vancouver 2009: Hydrogen Fuel Cells automotive panel hearts hydrogen, praises EVs 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
It's unusual to hear many good things about hydrogen vehicles at a conference dedicated to plug-in vehicles. The reverse cannot be said of the pro-hydrogen folks. At the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2009 conference here in Vancouver, BC this week, the main message of yesterday's panel discussion on ...
Euro NCAP finds small cars offer plenty of protection 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Europe's crash testing authority, Euro NCAP, has published a series of new tests that includes the latest small and fuel efficient models offered there. The top scorers in the small car segment, with five star results, were the Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20 and Kia Soul. The Audi Q5 and the Peugeot 3008 ...
Honda Fit Hybrid production moved up to fall of 2010? (w/POLL) 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Honda Fit - Click above for a high-res image gallery We've been hearing rumors of an impending Honda Fit Hybrid for the last few years, and according to a report from Japan's Nikkei business daily, its introduction may finally be right around the corner in the fall of 2010. If true, the new ...
Honda may introduce 2 new hybrid sports cars in the near future 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
click above for a high res gallery of the Honda CR-Z concept Following the introduction of the second generation Insight, Honda has recommitted itself to developing hybrid drive vehicles. We now have the Civic and Insight in North America and Japan will soon have a Fit hybrid as well. Honda has ...
Rumormill: 2012 Honda Civic details circulate 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
According to an article in Mag-X magazine (via Temple of VTEC), Honda is hard at work wrapping up the design for the next-gen Civic that's expected to debut in 2011 as a 2012 model. As is customary from Honda, the Japanese, European and North American markets are all expected to get their own ...
Jeremy Clarkson on Honda Insight: Possibly the worst new car money can buy 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Jeremy Clarkson's disdain for the Honda Insight was pretty much a foregone conclusion, leaving the way in which he actually went about expressing that hatred for the hybrid as the actual newsworthy bit from his review at the Times ...
Honda starts making Civic GX in Indiana 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda Civic GX - click above for high-res image gallery We recently discussed the benefits and challenges of running a car on natural gas. If that inspired you to think about making the switch, you probably pretty quickly narrowed down your choices down to the Honda Civic GX and, well, that's it ...
Honda Insight becomes best-selling vehicle in Japan 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Honda Insight Aside from North America, the only other market where hybrid vehicles have really taken off is Japan. Even with the popularity of the Prius and other hybrids from Toyota, none has ever made it to the top of the Japanese sales charts. ...
Q'orianka Kilcher trades in her old Honda FCX for a new Clarity 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
With the two-year lease up on her first generation Honda FCX fuel cell car, actress and environmentalist Q'orianka Kilcher has decided to trade up to the latest model. Kilcher this week took delivery of a new FCX Clarity in Santa Monica California. The only cars that the 19 year old Kilcher has ...
Honda's FuelMaker finds a new home at Fuel Systems Solutions 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
FuelMaker, the Honda company that makes the Phill natural gas home refueling system, was forced into involuntary bankruptcy about a month ago. For a while, T. Boone Pickens' Clean Energy Fuels was maybe going to buy the company, but that didn't happen. Honda has found a buyer for FuelMaker, though, ...
Honda sells 2,096 Insight hybrids in April, Prius sales drop 61.5% 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res gallery April U.S. auto sales numbers came out today, and Honda reports it sold 2,096 Honda Insights. That's a far cry from the 5,000 Insights that the company sold in Japan in the car's first week. Guess the pent-up demand for the Prius-alternative ...
No Surprise: Honda Insight discussions usually include mentions of Toyota Prius 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
According to a recent report from Nielsen, 61 percent of all online discussions regarding the Honda Insight also include mentions of the Toyota Prius. On the flip side, only about 27 percent of all internet chatter revolving around the Prius mentions the rival Insight. Interesting, eh? The report ...
Saturn's death could hurt GM CAFE numbers 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Saturn Vue Hybrid - Click above for a high-res gallery The ultimate fate of Saturn as an automotive brand remains uncertain, pending the outcome of the offers currently being made to buy it from a shrinking General Motors. One thing is certain though, it will not remain a part of GM. One of the ...
Honda, Toyota make $3,100 profit on each hybrid sold 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
The whole Insight/Prius price war thing has been settled. We know that the cheapest 2010 Toyota Prius will be $21,750 and the lowest-cost 2010 Honda Insight will be $20,470. Hybrid buyers win because of the competitive price drops, but it turns out that both automakers are also winners. According ...
Honda pondering plug-in hybrid as response to U.S. policy changes? 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
"We are thinking about plug-in hybrids, but we aren't thinking about commercializing one right away." This is what Honda's President Takeo Fukui said in a recent interview. The automaker, which is leasing hydrogen cars in the U. S. and Japan, thinks of hydrogen as the long-term solution, but ...
SAE 2009: Honda's fuel cell friendly exhibit 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's no secret that Honda - even with a new and popular hybrid, the Insight, on the market - doesn't see a bright future for plug-in vehicles. Nope, the Japanese automaker is all about hydrogen, as the company's booth at the SAE World Congress made abundantly clear. There was an Insight on display, ...
Honda completes new diesel engine plant, U.S. still doesn't get them 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Accord tourer -Click for a high res gallery Honda still doesn't plan to offer American drivers the opportunity to buy its diesel engines, even as premium Acuras. Nonetheless, the automaker has just completed construction of a new factory in Ogawa, Japan to produce blocks and other castings for ...
Honda/GS Yuasa JV starts construction of lithium battery plant 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Blue Energy, the recently announced joint venture between Honda Motor Company and GS Yuasa, has begun construction of a new battery manufacturing plant. A groundbreaking was held this week for the Osadano Plant in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto where Blue Energy will develop and produce lithium ion batteries ...
SAE 2009: Honda Titan Mix flex-fuel motorcycle looks good, can burn E100 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda CG150 Titan Mix - click for a high res gallery Over at the Honda booth on the SAE World Congress expo floor, we spotted a very beautiful motorcycle known as the CG150 Titan Mix. Currently on sale in Brazil, the Titan Mix is the world's first production flex-fuel motorcycle, and it looks ...
AAA picks 10 best new vehicle technologies, thinks green 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Ford SmartGauge cluster - Click above for a high res gallery It's no secret that automobiles get more technologically advanced every passing year. A good deal of these vehicular innovations have a lot to do with saving gas, reducing emissions, and, more recently, teaching the driver to pilot the ...
Business Car: Toyota still the world's greenest automaker 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Over the last few years, it's generally been accepted that Honda and Toyota have been the automakers with the most environmentally friendly lineups. A number of institutions have proclaimed the two Japanese companies the greenest, such as the Union of Concerned Scientists, which puts its ...
New York 2009: And the WCOY's World Green Car is ... 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Click above for a high res gallery of the finalists In New York this morning, the organizers of the world car of the year competition honored four cars that garnered the most votes in their respective categories from an international jury of journalists. While other categories where open to all ...
Honda explains the lack of moonroof and LED lights on the Insight 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
When the Honda Insight went from concept to production in late 2008, it stayed mostly true to what was first shown at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. However, as usual, there were a few detail changes, chiefly to the lighting. The concept version had really cool looking LED headlight clusters. However, ...
Fuelmaker goes bankrupt, Honda to blame? 2 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Fuelmaker, the company that creates the PHILL compressed natural gas filling stations for residential and commercial use, has just been driven into involuntary bankruptcy. You may recall that Fuelmaker is owned by Honda, which had been in negotiations last year to sell the company to a number of ...
Honda challenges UK Insight test drivers to get top MPG number 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
Honda is just now launching the new Insight in Europe, and the marketing team for the UK-based dealerships has come up with a rather inventive new campaign to encourage test drives. Dealerships will record the fuel mileage (as displayed on the Insight's internal trip computer) that drivers manage ...
Honda changes course and switches from diesel back to hybrid 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
A few years back after getting the hybrid ball rolling with the original Insight and then Civic, Honda added a hybrid version of the Accord. Like the Insight, it was not a strong seller and, after a few years, it was discontinued and Honda decided to switch its focus for larger vehicles to clean ...
Honda pulls out of Frankfurt to save costs, starts testing FCX in Germany 3 months ago on AutoblogGreen
It's looking like all auto shows are going to be feeling the pinch of a shrinking auto market going forward, including the mighty Frankfurt Show. Honda has joined Nissan in pulling out of this fall's Frankfurt show in order to save money. Earlier this year, Nissan announced that it would only ...
