Hybrid Cars

In the face of rising fuel costs, Honda has decided to give people what people can call – the cheapest hybrid car ever! Honda has launched the car at a selling price of somewhere between 13000 pounds to 15000 pounds. The Honda Insight, as it is called, comes in 3000 pounds cheaper next to the best-selling Toyota Prius.

Japanese car makers of the Honda Insight are expecting to make a sale of nearly 200000 in just one year which surpasses the 280000 sales figures which was achieved in an entire decade. The new hybrid is scheduled to be unveiled in the October month of 2008 at the Paris Motor show with a fuel economy of 60 miles per gallon.

This green car is expected to hit the roads in spring with a couple of other new hybrids rolled out by Honda such as the new civic and the sports car. The manufacturers of this hybrid are hoping that one in every 10 cars sold will be a hybrid.

Rising fuel costs and persistent pressure from Governments, not just in Britain, has opened new avenues for the car market. In Britain, the demand for luxury models has triggered the selling cost of environmental-friendly cars in Britain.

The vehicle industry also expects the costs of alternatively-fuelled cars to increase. Surprisingly, the Honda Insight is a blessing in disguise for consumers looking for cheaper and fuel-efficient options.

Right from Barack Obama to George Bush, the agenda prevailing everywhere is – Hybrid cars. Belgians have a common trend prevailing that of rebating 15% of the price of cars if the vehicle releases less than 105gms of carbon dioxide for every one kilometer that it runs.