LA Times 2006 Civic Hybrid Review - GreenHybrid

Eskrimast1 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005, 11:56 AM

For the Civic-minded
Like other hybrids, this Honda makes you feel good by saving gas. But it looks cool too.

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The reason hybrid cars are flying off dealers' lots is not because they make such a galvanizing financial brief. It's because people of goodwill, conservative and liberal, are growing weary of the moral calculus of gasoline. What people are learning is that private choices have public consequences. Sure, I'll make my money back, but the more important thing is the 643 gallons of liquid crack I will save. Now that's conservative.

http://www.latimes.com/classified/au...ack=hppromobox

EricGo · #2 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005, 12:55 PM

I recommend to everyone to read the entire article. This is Dan Neil writing, and he is spot on.

xcel · #3 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005, 05:48 PM

Hi Guys:

___That was a very well written article about a hybrid for a change … Thanks for the link Eskrimast1!

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net

tigerhonaker · #4 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Eskrimast1

For the Civic-minded
Like other hybrids, this Honda makes you feel good by saving gas. But it looks cool too.

http://www.latimes.com/classified/au...ack=hppromobox

Thanks for the "Link" very interesting.

Terry

lkewin · #5 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005, 09:09 PM

Good Article. Finally glad to see someone do the math on recovering the inital investment. The only discrepancy I noticed was the statement

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The EPA rates the 2006 Honda Civic hybrid at 50 miles per gallon city and 50 mpg highway. Honda's testing puts those numbers at more modest 47/49 mpg

The 2006 EPA ratings released today listed the milage as N/A. I beleive the 50/50 mpg rating was actually Honda's estimate.