HYBRID ON THE CHEAP FROM HONDA

A lot of the automobile manufacturers are looking at better ways to make vehicles more efficient. As we know the aging internal combustion engine just isn't and never will be efficient by design and many companies, including Honda, have started build hybrid vehicles.

Hybrids use a combination of gasoline and electric motors (sporting a battery) to power the car in the city and on the highway. Most hybrids leave most of the city driving to the electric engine (the gas engine only powers on if the battery is low or if you go over 50km/h) and the highway driving to the gas engine.

Honda has several hybrids on the market now and the Honda Civic is no exception. Surprisingly, the Civic really doesn't show that it's a hybrid until you see the battery (or the hybrid logo on the trunk). The interior and exterior are exactly the same as the normal Honda Civic and it includes all the same features (power windows, locks, CD stereo and so on).

Not only does the Honda Civic Hybrid get 60 MPG (city) and 66 MPG (highway) it only costs a mere $26 000 dollars (and that's Canadian Dollars folks). That is an amazing deal.