New Honda
hybrid, bolder hybrid plans
Wednesday,
May 17 2006
Honda
appears interested in challenging the success of the Toyota
Prius hybrid car, and has announced a new, family
hybrid that will be priced less than the Civic
hybrid.
Rumors have
been running wild that the Fit will be converted into a
hybrid utilizing the Insight
hybrid powertrain, but Honda
did not name the vehicle.
Even more
interesting, is the expectation that Honda believes the
vehicle can achieve U.S. sales of more than 100,000.
In the past
Honda has been much more bearish regarding hybrid
vehicles than Toyota, but such a move seems to
indicate that Honda is afraid to give Toyota too big a
lead in hybrid production.
posted by Dahcredyns at 9:43
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