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Main > Pre-2003 News Archives | |
| Date | News Item |
| Dec 23, '00 | GOHEV hybrid car owners event will be taking place in L.A. on January 7th. |
| Dec 23, '00 | Honda Insight wins 2001 Canadian Car of Year award in the "Best New Green Vehicle" category. |
| Dec 23, '00 | Honda Insight makes BusinessWeek's list of "The Best Products of 2000". |
| Dec 10, '00 | Honda has increased the Insight's MSRP in the U.S. for the 2001 model year. The price for 2001 Insights is $18,980 USD for the base model, or $20,180 USD for the A/C-equipped Insight. |
| Dec 9, '00 | Honda U.S. is updating Insight DC-DC converters. A letter has been sent to affected Insight Owners. |
| Dec 5, '00 | Honda U.S. has announced November, 2000 Insight sales of 291 units, bringing the year to date sales to 3,502. |
| Nov 19, '00 | Update on Insight die-cast model availability |
| Nov 19, '00 | Motorweek has aired their final update on their long-term road test of the Insight. |
| Nov 18, '00 | Northeast Insight Gathering 2000 a success |
| Nov 12, '00 | Looking for a gift for that Insight fan? A detailed, collector's item die-cast model of the Insight will be available some time in December. |
| Nov 6, '00 | The next episode of MotorWeek television (which airs on PBS in the U.S.) will include their second update on their long-term road test of the Insight. |
| Nov 2, '00 | The Insight will be made available in Australia starting mid-2001. MSRP will be $45,000 AUD. |
| Nov 1, '00 | The Insight has received an EPA Climate Protection Award. Of the 32 receipients of this award, the Insight is the only automobile to win. |
| Nov 1, '00 | U.S. Honda has released October sales figures for the Insight. Sales for the month were down from the last two months, at 375 Insights. This brings the total sold so far this year to 3,211. |
| Oct 31, '00 | U.S. Senator Bob Bennett's Insight is turning heads in Washington. |
| Oct 31, '00 | From Victor Pereira in the Insight mailing list: Insight makes appearance on Michael Richards show. |
| Oct 31, '00 | Today's Raleigh NC News and Observer has an article about public interest in the Insight & Prius. |
| Oct 27, '00 | The latest issue of Insight Owner Magazine is now available. |
| Oct 25, '00 | Honda has sent us more pictures of the new Insight paint color, "Monte Carlo Blue Pearl". |
| Oct 24, '00 | Evonyx fuel-cell powered Insight sets world record, despite technical difficulties. |
| Oct 18, '00 | Interesting new information on future CVT automatic version of the Insight. |
| Oct 18, '00 | Insight raffle attracting attention in Rockford, IL area. |
| Oct 17, '00 | Custom seat covers for the Insight can now be ordered from Wet Okole. |
| Oct 3, '00 | Honda U.S. has released September Insight sales figures. 446 Insights were sold in the month, meaning that there are now over 2800 Insights on U.S. roads. |
| Oct 2, '00 | Insight top in EPA fuel efficiency for 2nd year in row, but highway mileage is now quoted as 68 mpg instead of 70 mpg. |
| Oct 2, '00 | Honda has provided "real life" pictures of the 2001 Monte Carlo Blue Pearl Insight. |
| Oct 2, '00 | With its amazing aerodynamics and lightweight aluminum body, many have commented that the Insight platform would also be ideally suited for a battery-electric car. Now, somebody has done it. |
| Oct 2, '00 | Honda experimental fuel cell car, FCX-V3 being tested in California. |
| Sept 29, '00 | Minnesota Hybrid Autos Gathering this Saturday. |
| Sept 29, '00 | Toyota to introduce hybrid minivan in Japan in spring 2001 |
| Sept 28, '00 | spectatoronline.com has editorial about one person's Insight buying experience - thankfully the experience has been much more pleasant (though perhaps less thought-provoking) for most of us. |
| Sept 23, '00 | Fascinating article on Honda / Toyota rivalry that sheds light on the pot shots the two companies have made regarding each other's hybrids. |
| Sept 20, '00 | Honda has confirmed that the blue which will replace Citrus Yellow for the 2001 Insight is a different blue than the blue currently offered in Europe & Japan. |
| Sept 18, '00 | Union of Concerned Scientists backs up Honda's claim of being the least polluting car company. |
| Sept 16, '00 | Insight / hybrid car article in latest issue of Scientific American. Has a nice cartoon, but factual errors. |
| Sept 16, '00 | If you were unable to see this week's episode of MotorWeek T.V. which featured a long-term road test update on the Insight, here's what they said. |
| Sept 14, '00 | California upholds 10% ZEV car law |
| Sept 11, '00 | salon.com has an excellent article on U.S. alternative vehicle tax incentives, entitled Ecofriendly wheels can't get a break. |
| Sept 11, '00 | For those wondering whether the Insight will quality for the "clean fuel property" tax deduction in the U.S., Honda is currently pursuing this with IRS and hopes to have a ruling by the end of the year. At that time they will notify all U.S. Insight owners. |
| Sept 9, '00 | The next episode of MotorWeek will include an update on their long-term road test of the Insight. MotorWeek airs in the U.S. on PBS stations, typically on Saturday mornings. Click here to see the MotorWeek schedule for your area. |
| Sept 7, '00 | Texas Insight Gathering - Oct. 21, '00: The Japanese Garden Fall Festival in Fort Worth will be the backdrop for Texas' first Insight Gathering. An unlisted, invitation only group has been started for anyone interested in attending. To subscribe, go to http://www.egroups.com/group/tx_insight. |
| Sept 1, '00 | Insight Owners in Orange County, California are invited to take part in a market research study. Participants will be reimbursed for their time. For more information, contact Beth at (949) 252-8180. |
| Sept 1, '00 | Honda has announced August Insight sales figures for the United States. August was the best month so far, with total sales of 490 Insights, bringing the total for the year to 2,390 Insights |
| Aug 19, '00 | Honda Insight Tops Engineering Elegance Consumer Products Poll |
| Aug 10, '00 | Honda has provided more information on its plans to offer an IMA-equipped hybrid Civic in North America & Europe by 2002. They've also said that they expect the Insight to be profitable in a few years. |
| Aug 10, '00 | carpoint.msn.com has confirmed our expectations that the Insight will be offered with Continously Variable Automatic Transmission (CVT) in the U.S. If you want to wait, the CVT version will be available in the U.S. beginning in the spring of 2001. The CVT version of the Insight is already available in Japan. Note that efficiency is slightly better with the manual transmission than with the CVT. |
| Aug 10, '00 | Thai motoring journalists achieve Insight fuel efficiency of 43.71 km/L (102.8 US MPG) on '00 km trip. |
| Aug 10, '00 | Insight gets lots of attention at U.S. Patent Office TechFair '00; "The Insight contains more than 300 patent-pending innovations for engine and transmission design and structure". |
| Aug 10, '00 | Honda has announced July Insight sales figures for the United States. Total sales for the month were 354 Insights, bringing the total for the year to 1,900. |
| Aug 10, '00 | For those wanting to proclaim your Insight ownership, Insight Owner magazine now has a T-shirt available. |
| Aug 9, '00 | The August 14th issues of BusinessWeek has a feature on hybrid cars. This includes the commentary "The Japanese Are Making the Right Bet on Hybrids", an interview with Tom Elliot at Honda, and an article entitled "The Eco-Cars". |
| Aug 9, '00 | The OH MI IN Insight gathering was a success, with 14 owner's from five states showing up. For pictures, check out insightman.com. While there, check out the link to the Kiplinger's article that talks about the Insight and John's web site. |
| Jul 26, '00 | A new law went into effect on July 1 in Maryland that makes hybrid cars, like the Honda Insight, tax exempt in that state! |
| Jul 23, '00 | In the U.S. there is a bill in congress (H.R.4270.IH) "The Advanced Technology Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Act", to provide a $750 to $3000 tax deduction for hybrid cars. This bill can be located at http://thomas.loc.gov |
| Jul 23, '00 | In the U.K., "Powershift", an initiative to "kick-start" the market for clean fuel vehicles, will be providing a £1,000 incentive to Insight buyers, reducing the effective price to £16,000. |
| Jul 23, '00 | www.howstuffworks.com has a new article about how hybrid cars work, which includes information specifically about the Insight & Prius. |
| Jul 22, '00 | Wind powered Insight? For those not content with the Insight's already incredible efficiency, here's an unusual article featuring an Insight whose owner has gone so far as to replace the rearview mirrors with tiny cameras, and rigged up a windmill to provide additional battery charging overnight! |
| Jul 21, '00 | Latest information on "OM MI INsight" gathering in Columbus, OH on July 29th. |
| Jul 17, '00 | The Insight has caught the attention of at least one lawmaker: Honda has issued a press release announcing that U.S. Senator Bob Bennett, chairman of the Senate High-Tech Task Force, is the proud new owner of an Insight. |
| Jul 5, '00 | Insight sales continue to increase! Honda has announced U.S. June sales figures. Total sales for the month were 412 Insights, bringing the total for the year to 1,546. This means that more than 25% of all Insights sold to date in the U.S. were sold in the last month! |
| Jul 4, '00 | There will be a Honda Insight devotees gathering Aug 12 and 13 in Eastern North Carolina. Jim Skinner has gotten a local Honda dealer involved and he has volunteered his home near the shore. For more information, visit http://home.nc.rr.com/ncinsight/TOCFrame.htm. |
| Jul 3, '00 | The new Insight Owner magazine now has a web site, which includes an online subscription form. |
| Jun 28, '00 | "OH MI INsight" gathering in Columbus, OH - July 29th |
| Jun 25, '00 | Insight enthusiast Larry Dussault has started a new bimonthly magazine, Insight Owner. Larry will be glad to send a sample copy if you provide your surface address |
| Jun 25, '00 | If you missed the recent MotorWeek Television review of the Insight, the transcript is now posted on their website at: http://www.pbs.org/mpt/motorweek/reviews/rt1941.html |
| Jun 21, '00 | More UK stuff: article on Insight & Prius marketing on the UK, on InsightMan.com. |
| Jun 21, '00 | Honda Insight 1.0 liter IMA named world's best engine by independent team of 34 jurors. See second article here. |
| Jun 21, '00 | Honda U.K. has set a new availability date for the Insight of September 1st (only a little over two months to go). All five colors available in Japan will also be offered in the U.K. The price will be £17,000 on the road. |
| Jun 21, '00 | Insight sets fuel efficiency record for 'Round-Britain' run. Thanks to Barry Lovelock for submitting this fascinating article! |
| Jun 11, '00 | Results from the '00 Tour de Sol were announced last week. The winning Insight for an individual leg of the tour achieved 94 mpg (2.5 l/100km) over 68.7 miles (110km). |
| Jun 10, '00 | The next episode of MotorWeek will feature a report on the Insight. MotorWeek airs in the U.S. on PBS stations, typically on Saturday mornings. Click here to see the MotorWeek schedule for your area. |
| Jun 9, '00 | An article of local interest, pertaining to sulphur levels in gasoline in Ontario, has been published in the Ottawa Citizen. |
| Jun 8, '00 | I've added a new section to the web site, devoted to sharing any modifications you've made to your Insight, in order to improve on an already fantastic car. |
| Jun 7, '00 | Another Insight is available on ebay. This time the current bid is below U.S. MSRP, and the reserve price has been met. The seller is in Memphis, TN. The auction closes tomorrow. |
| Jun 6, '00 | American Honda has released May '00 sales figures. U.S. sales were 380 units for May, bringing the total cars sold to date to 1134. Sales in April were 357. |
| Jun 6, '00 | Honda has announced that it will offer an IMA version of the 2001 Civic, initially in Japan, and then later in the U.S. Honda is referring to the Civic as the first in a series of "mass market hybrids." For more information, see http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000525/honda_stra.html. |
| Jun 5, '00 | http://www.freeshop.com/ is giving away four free Insights this month. |
| May 30, '00 | MSNBC has published an article about the Insight. |
| May 16, '00 | We've added a new page to the owner's section to report your lifetime fuel efficiency. Thanks to Tim Thompson for the idea! |
| May 8, '00 | An Insight chat session is scheduled to take place at www.egroups.com/group/honda-insight on Monday, May 8th at 9:00pm EST. |
| May 8, '00 | Updated Canadian Insight information |
| May 8, '00 | Different Insight colors for 2001 model year |
| Apr 24, '00 | Insight Press Releases now on Honda Canada's Web Site. |
| Apr 18, '00 | Another Insight is being auctioned on ebay. The auction closes April 22nd at 6pm PST. |
| Apr 18, '00 | Honda Increasing Insight Production to 6500. |
| Apr 17, '00 | Another Insight review has been published, this one in Maryland's SunSpot. |
| Apr 15, '00 | A number of interesting polls regarding Insight owner's opinions and experiences with their cars have been setup on onelist.com (where the Insight mailing list is hosted). |
| Apr 11, '00 | Honda is the "gold sponsor" of this year's Tour de Sol, a road rally event promoting clean cars. As part of this Honda is helping to fund Insight owners who wish to participate in this event. |
| Apr 11, '00 | Honda has issued two service bulletins on the Insight. One calls for the replacement of a control module on early Insights, and the other calls for changes to the wiring that powers the rear wiper. We believe that both of these issues have been resolved for Insights now being produced. |
| Apr 9, '00 | A lot more information has been added to the Insight Knowledge Base, with answers to many questions not previously addressed. |
| Apr 6, '00 | I've setup a new fuel efficiency reports section, to allow Insight owners to share the fuel efficiency they are getting from their Insights, and report what they're doing to achieve these results. We invite your contributions! |
| Mar 27, '00 | An Insight is currently up for auction on ebay.com. The opening bid is $22,500 U.S. The auction ends on April 2nd. |
| Mar 21, '00 | Article on http://www.auto.com/autonews/cwira20_'000320.htm mentions Insight and what other car manufacturers are doing. |
| Feb 18, '00 | ai-online.com to feature Insight road test series |
| Feb 15, '00 | Insight mailing list now available |
| Feb 1, '00 | Insight receives first ever Excellence in Environmental Engineering award from Sierra Club |
| Jan 25, '00 | Insight review on Edmunds web site |
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