Norm, Honda has announced (in my local News Gazette) an "improved" hybrid car, available for sale in 2009. My local dealer has not yet received details, so I don't know if it is to replace the Insight, Civic, or other lines of Hondas. Gene.
---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:51:27 -0400 >From: "Norman Nancy Werling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:41105] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Wow, >I had no idea that the Honda Insight attained such high fule efficiency. >Was the only reason they stopped making them because they seated only two >passengers? > >Norm >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 11:37 >Subject: [USMA:41090] Re: Werlings' recent trip in our 2007 Toyota Prius > > >>I agree with Bill Potts. My 2000 Honda Insight hybrid car has pure metric, >>or pure non-metric electronic digital display of travel information. The >>option is chosen by push-button toggle. I'll promptly set it at "metric" >>when road signs and maps are available in metric units. >> >> On my trip Thursday to the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Illini Electric >> Cooperative which provides my electricity, my Honda gave me 92 mi/gal with >> a strong tail wind. On the trip home, it was 68 mi/gal with a weakened >> head wind. These were 'displayed cumulative averages' for each trip. >> The Prius has the advantage of more seats. The Insight (with only two >> seats) has the advantage of much better fuel economy. >> >> Gene Mechtly.
