Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The 2019 Honda Insight hybrid hasn't been on sale for long; and yet Honda is already recalling more than 6,000 of them for a rearview camera failure. The problem affects another 226,000 vehicles—2018 Accord models, possibly including some Accord Hybrids.

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Honda Insight Insight 2019 Honda 81

Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2019

The 2020 Honda Insight hybrid gets a slight price increase. Tesla's next big software release will bring significant changes to Autopilot. A Canadian company already creates an electric F-150. And we step back and ask if EV conversions matter today. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Honda Insight F-150 Insight 2020 86

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2018

It's an interesting and handsome model that revives a familiar name for Honda. The 2019 Honda Insight is a compact premium sedan projected to get an EPA combined rating of 50 mpg or better. The new Insight is Honda's third try at a dedicated hybrid, each of.

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Honda Insight Insight Honda 2019 110

Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2020

Provided you’re not ready to consider cars with charging ports, the 2021 Honda Insight has the highest. And Toyota is partnering to make more hydrogen fuel-cell semis. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

That sound you hear isn’t the 2019 Honda Insight’s hybrid powertrain whirring along. It’s the undertaker coming for the vaunted Honda Civic nameplate. The 2019 Insight isn’t just a better hybrid, it’s a better compact car.

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Honda Insight Insight 2019 Honda 102

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

Confident and linear braking performance is provided by an electro-servo brake system, which combines efficient regenerative braking and mechanical (friction) braking. Advanced safety technology.

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Honda Insight Insight New York Honda 225

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2018

On Thursday, a concept version of what will be the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid sedan was unveiled before its public debut at next week's Detroit auto show. Any new hybrid car from one of the pioneers of hybrid-electric vehicles is notable, and that's what Honda has delivered.

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Honda Insight Insight Detroit Honda 113

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2018

Last week, we drove the new 2019 Honda Insight sedan and found Honda's newest compact hybrid roomy and comfortable. During our drive around Minneapolis, its exurbs, and into Wisconsin, we wanted to put to the test Honda's claims that its 1.5-liter

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Honda Insight MPG Insight Honda 110

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

We take a broader look at the 2019 Honda Insight. The 2019 Honda Insight. GM works to create an ultra-fast charging system for the Chevrolet Bolt EV. We explain how readers can make themselves heard about the EPA's proposed freeze in fuel economy standards. And will electric cars displace hybrid vehicles?

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Honda Insight Fuel Economy Insight 2019 92

Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2014

We do our best though, which is how I''ve come to be the proud owner of a 2001 Honda Insight. In the world of automotive journalism, "practice what you preach" is a difficult statement to honor. It just isn''t always possible. Let me explain.

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Honda Insight 2001 Insight Honda 141

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2018

In its latest round of safety tests, the IIHS has awarded the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid its Top Safety Pick+ award. The 2019 Insight aced all of the insurance.

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Honda Insight Insight 2019 Honda 86

Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2014

61 mpg is what I''ve managed so far from the 2001 Honda Insight I bought back in March, over a distance of more than 5,000 miles. That''s the figure everyone will want to know, so that''s the one I''m starting with.

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Honda Insight 2001 Insight Honda 135

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

And with poor sales and Toyota's Prius C now on the market as a head-to-head rival, the Honda Insight can definitely consider itself a follower. That's a shame, for those who remember the original Honda Insight. Some lead, others follow.

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Honda Insight Insight Honda 2013 111

Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2014

If you''ve been reading Green Car Reports over the past week, you might have seen we recently bought a 2001 Honda Insight--an example of one of the first hybrids sold by a major automaker. But what if you want to buy your own early Insight? What do you need to look out for?

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Honda Insight Insight 2006 Buy 142

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2018

Today, we've got more details on the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid, some deep research into where Tesla Model 3 parts come from, an amusing troll by one head of state on another, and a very fast, very pricey all-electric Chevy Corvette. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The two-seat Smart minicar has been on sale in the U.S.

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Honda Insight Insight 2019 Honda 106

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2018

The Honda Insight receives a Top Safety Pick+ award. The EPA outs a potential 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Eco model with better fuel economy. Tesla rushes to build 5,000 cars per week and the hurried pace may have come at a cost. And Volkswagen fires six managers for their roles in the emission cheating scandal.

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Honda Insight Insight Chevrolet 2019 73

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The end-of-year holiday season is just starting, but the 2019 Honda Insight hybrid that will debut at the Detroit auto show next month has been. Today, a surprise advance look at an important new hybrid model, bad news for global oil and gas, an old Saab as a new electric car, and Tesla gets more Semi orders.

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Honda Insight Insight 2019 Honda 105

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2013

Now in its fourth year on the market, the 2013 Honda Insight has never quite lived up to the legacy left by its ground-breaking 1999 predecessor--even if it's now a much more usable vehicle. Sales have been much lower than Honda expected, and the Insight remains a niche player in the market.

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Honda Insight Insight 2013 Honda 86

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The Tesla Model S is named Best Overall vehicle by Consumer Reports, Wanxiang releases a rough timeline for the restart of Fisker Karma production, and the Honda Insight hybrid comes to the end of the road. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2011

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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Honda Insight Insight 2011 Honda 94

Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2012

As we’ve pointed out before, however, there are plenty of other great hybrid choices on the market worthy of your attention, cars like the 2012 Honda Insight. With four different Prius models and two non-prius hybrids now for sale in the U.S.,

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Honda Insight Insight 2012 Honda 130

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2018

We review the 2019 Honda Insight and put the manufacturer's fuel-economy claims to the test. And we take another look at the 2019 Insight with our video review of the hybrid sedan. The NHTSA has banned Autopilot Buddy. Colorado plans to join the 13 California emissions states. All of this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Honda Insight Colorado Insight 2019 77

Green Car Reports

JULY 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Decoding Toyota''s disdain for electric cars, writer Antony Ingram updates us on his used 2001 Honda Insight, and how to buy a second charging cable for your plug-in electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week''s big stories with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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Honda Insight Insight Honda Buy 131

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2009

The Honda Insight, launched this month, is outselling its competitors in the hybrid market. Since going on sale on 4 April, 229 Insights have been sold in the UK, ahead of its nearest rival the Toyota Prius (198 units).

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Honda Insight Insight Prius Honda 150

Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2014

run down what you need to know if you want to buy an early Honda Insight, and dig deeper into GM''s new and more fuel-efficient engines. Today on Green CarReports: We drive VW''s first electric car to be sold in the U.S., All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Honda Insight Insight Honda Arizona 136

Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2015

So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued after the 2014 model year. DON''T MISS: Honda Ends 3. Green Honda Integrated Motor Assist New car sales mild hybrid sales subcompact'

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Honda Insight Insight Honda Hybrid 60

Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2012

One is the 2012 Honda Insight, familiar not just for its Prius-like profile but also having been on sale for several years now. If you're in the market for a brand new hybrid but want to save a few pennies on purchase price, you're really limited to two vehicles.

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Honda Insight Prius 2012 Insight 119

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The Insight features a newly developed hybrid system including a 1.3-liter liter i-VTEC engine and Honda’s fifth-generation Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) technology. To further support fuel-efficient driving, the Insight features the Ecological Drive Assist System (Eco Assist) as standard equipment on all models. mpg US, 3.3

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

While compact hybrids—including the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius—as well as plug-in hybrids topped the rankings with above average overall reliability, electric SUVs were ranked last, with.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2022

Honda confirms a Civic Hybrid. Tesla gets a “do-over” on fixing its Boombox. The Leaf and Niro lineups get refreshed. And California sets its rules for more EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. California this morning officially posted its Proposed Regulation for Advanced Clean Cars II rulemaking.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2011

So then, why hasn't it for the Honda Insight? The Toyota Prius is the best-selling hybrid vehicle of all time and recently passed three million sales globally and a million in the U.S., over more than a decade. And when fuel prices rise, so has demand for the Prius and other high-mileage vehicles.

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Honda Insight Insight Honda Price 102

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Although the Honda Insight was eagerly awaited before it launched as a 2010 model, the little hybrid hatchback has never come remotely close to its sales goals. But the company isn't giving up, and the new 2012 Honda Insight features revised front styling, a nicer interior, and improved gas mileage ratings.

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Honda Insight Insight 2012 Honda 78

Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2019

As choices among hybrid small sedans have expanded, Honda is standing pat with the 2020 Insight. The Insight was introduced in 2019 as a separate model based on the Civic sedan, but with unique sheetmetal, a nicer interior, and the Accord Hybrid's two-motor hybrid drive system.

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Honda Insight Insight 2020 Honda 92

Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2022

Production of the Honda Insight hybrid sedan will cease in June to make room for a new Civic Hybrid and other hybrid models, Honda announced Thursday in a press release. The Insight is based on a previous-generation Civic body shell, but positioned as a dedicated, more upscale hybrid model with unique styling.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

It was once seen as the prime competitor for the ultra-successful Toyota Prius: but now it appears that the Honda Insight has lost the hybrid car war. It was originally marketed as a better looking and less expensive hybrid car, but the Honda Insight Hybrid (pictured) looks to be going away later t[.].

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2020

At first look, the Elantra appeared and felt refreshingly different in many ways—especially when you compare it to other members of the 50-mpg club, like the Toyota Corolla Hybrid, Honda Insight, or even Hyundai’s.

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MPG Honda Insight Hyundai Hybrid 167

Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2012

Two years ago, Honda launched its Insight subcompact hybrid hatchback to high hopes. Regrettably, the company saw its hopes for soaring sales of its mild hybrids dashed, with the Insight selling less than half the projected number--largely because it suffered in comparison to its showroom stablemate, the Honda Fit.

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