Okay, you may have your Dodge car with that Dodge Canada but do you know the first hybrid car in the US car market? Of course, you are familiar with Honda Insight, right? Well, it was of course made by the Japanese car maker Honda Motor Corporation as the first mass produced hybrid car in the US car market.

The first Honda hybrid car was introduced in the US car market in 1999 and was the most famous car to have 70 miles per gallon which was equivalent to 3.4 L per 100 km. The Honda Insight followed the first generation Toyota Prius made in 1997.

The EPA also released that the 5-speed manual transmission given to the Insight was the most fuel efficient mass produced vehicle in the US. The Honda Insight also received the ULEV rating by the California Air Resources Board because of its low emissions5-speed model. The SULEV rating was also given to the CVT model.

Wikipedia.com specifies the Honda Insight in these following descriptions:

Production: 1999 - 2006
Assembly: Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Class: Subcompact
Body style(s): 2-door hatchback
Layout FF layout
Engine(s) Gasoline: 0.995 L lean-burn I3 12-valve SOHC
Electric: 144 volt 10 kW
Transmission(s): 5-speed manual
Continuously variable transmission
Wheelbase: 2400 mm (94.5 in)
Length: 3945 mm (155.1 in)
Width: 1695 mm (66.7 in)
Height:1355 mm (53.3 in)
Curb weight: Manual w/o AC 1847 lb (838 kg), Manual w/ AC 1878 lb (852 kg), CVT w/ AC 1964 lb (891 kg)

The Honda Insight also won several Awards like the International Engine of the Year award for 2000 and was able to receive the "Sub-1 liter" size category for a couple consecutive years. And in 2001, the Insight was also able to receive the North American Car of the Year award.

The Honda Insight owners also dealt with the issues regarding the NiMH battery pack and how much would it cost them if they needed replacement. And then the Japanese car maker found an answer to this issue by paying a replacement to any batteries with 150,000 miles of use last October 2006 and this month, a dealer reported $5000US as replacement cost.