New Hybrid Cars From Honda Are Best In The Class

Though launched on the market as early as the 90s, new hybrid cars from Honda started being promoted in the US only from 1999. The model called Honda Insight was the first one that became available to us buyers and soon Toyota Prius followed Honda’s model. Apparently Honda hybrid models enjoy high sales rates as well as the Toyota ones although in the United States Honda has taken the lead. Honda Civic hybrid set the sales record in 2004. The number of Honda hybrid models sold on the market since 1999 when Insight was released until 2006 surpassed that of 100,000. Most of these models went to owners in the United States, next come Japan, Europe and Canada.

The Accord Honda hybrid saw the market daylight in 2004. This way people could enjoy the Honda hybrid models more extensively and with a greater variety. It has presented the company in North America with quite a great deal of success and worldwide it has become a favorite among hybrid models. This particular model has 255 horse power, it is a V-6 car and it lowers the fuel consume significantly.

The Civic Honda hybrid was launched in 2002 and it had an integrated motor assist system that proved magic in terms of lowering fuel consume. This was the Honda hybrid to become the Car of the Year in North America, and its most praised features consisted not only in the design but also in the handling easiness.

Going back to the first Honda hybrid, the Insight was also fuel efficient and it took the lead in the car sales for about six years. It has been estimated that about a tank of 10 gallons can last for somewhere between six and seven hundred miles.

Therefore, as it is the case with any of the new hybrid cars, the Honda hybrid models are also very environmentally friendly. They release significantly less emissions, thus contributing to preserving a cleaner urban environment. If more hybrids entered the market, there would also be a drop in the number of people who suffer from respiratory ailments. The only inconvenience that Honda hybrid models and other companies’ designs share is that the batteries are highly dangerous for the environment. Therefore, it is of great importance that we stick to the instructions to what it is allowed to do and what not with those batteries.