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bwilson4web · 03-10-2009, 10:55 AM

Thank goodness the Honda Big-Insight isn't competing with the:

Honda Civic Hybrid - 40 City, 45 Hwy, 42 Comb. and Guinness 2008 record
Jetta TDI - Edmunds and Top Gear USA and Guinness 2008 record
Smart Fortwo - aka. Edmunds Gas-Sipper Smackdown!
BMW M3 - Top Gear UK
Prius EPA ratings - only competition: 48 City, 45 Hwy, 46 Combined

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The hybrid market is big enough for may more vehicles but right now there are two small car hybrids and both from Honda. Honda now has two assembly lines competing against each other (unless they are made on the same assembly line.)

In North America, real hybrid market gaps remain:

minivans - only Japan has a minivan hybrid
utility vans - Japan has some announced but I don't know the sales
convertibles - none
station wagons - none
small pickups - none

Bob Wilson

03-10-2009, 10:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
bwilson4web Engineering first Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 843 17 i3-REx - '14 BMW i3-REx Last 3: 45.67 mpg (US) Blue Bob's - '19 Tesla Std Rng Plus Thanks: 94 Thanked 246 Times in 157 Posts	Thank goodness the Honda Big-Insight isn't competing with the: Honda Civic Hybrid - 40 City, 45 Hwy, 42 Comb. and Guinness 2008 record Jetta TDI - Edmunds and Top Gear USA and Guinness 2008 record Smart Fortwo - aka. Edmunds Gas-Sipper Smackdown! BMW M3 - Top Gear UK Prius EPA ratings - only competition: 48 City, 45 Hwy, 46 Combined <GRINS> The hybrid market is big enough for may more vehicles but right now there are two small car hybrids and both from Honda. Honda now has two assembly lines competing against each other (unless they are made on the same assembly line.) In North America, real hybrid market gaps remain: minivans - only Japan has a minivan hybrid utility vans - Japan has some announced but I don't know the sales convertibles - none station wagons - none small pickups - none Bob Wilson __________________ 2019 Tesla Model 3 Std. Range Plus - 215 mi EV 2017 BMW i3-REx - 106 mi EV, 88 mi mid-grade Retired engineer, Huntsville, AL Last edited by bwilson4web; 03-10-2009 at 11:20 AM..