Honda sells its millionth hybrid, sits in Toyota’s rear-view mirror for now

Honda sells its millionth hybrid, sits in Toyota's rearview mirror for now

Honda's hybrid cars just haven't achieved the same cachet as Toyota's without a poster child like the Prius to drive demand. Nonetheless, the automaker has something to crow about with word that it has sold over a million hybrids worldwide as of the end of September. The milestone comes almost 13 years after the first Japan-bound Insight changed hands in November 1999, and after a significant expansion that includes more specialized cars like the CR-Z coupe you see here. Americans represent almost a third of the total at 318,000 vehicles that are split mostly between the Insight and the Civic Hybrid. Hitting seven digits gives Honda some eco-friendly credibility in a crowded field, although the firm might not want to brag too loudly: Toyota has sold four times as many to date and expects to sell one million hybrids just in 2012.

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Honda Fit EV rated at 118 MPGe, will get you 82 of those on one charge

Honda Fit EV rated at 118 MPGe will get you 82 of those on one charge

Honda's perky little Fit EV has just been marked and measured by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has rated the dinky 'lectro-wagon at 118 MPGe, which Honda claims is the best ever score. Our friends over at Autoblog aren't so sure, noting that the Tesla Roadster eked out 119 MPGe in its testing. That said, the Fit does best the Roadster on its city rating (132 over 124 MPGe) so perhaps there's some gentle number massaging going on. With performance like that, however, we won't hold it against them. In fact we're off to buy one now. Oh wait.

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Honda Fit EV rated at 118 MPGe, will get you 82 of those on one charge originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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