At recent Earthday in Santa Barbara, I saw a Prius with solar roof. I talked to the guy and he said he couldn't make it work for the Insight. But I asked if...
... While it is interesting, a big problem is that under ideal conditions, a solar panel can get about 1000 watts per square meter. In their products page: ...
I another life I owned a 1993 Chevy Suburban 4X4, 5 kids a wife a dog and a tuba player. The battery would die if not driven every three days. It was a big...
... Several years ago, I recall reading about an Insight owner who connected a solar panel to his Insight while it was parked. My feeling at the time was that...
Hi, everyone - This is my first post. I am an owner of a 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid (CVT), which I purchased new from a Honda dealership. It is a great car. Since...
Steve, that is exactly what my HCH '03 does. It is very consistantly off 3 mpg. I told Honda dealer, they could care less. I asked honda if they could...
I have owned 3 different cars that displayed the fuel mileage. None of them have been 100% accurate, so that was my expectation when I bought a 04 HCH. the ...
... In my 2003 HCH, CVT, my lifetime calculated is 44.6. The Trip B -- which I never reset in 59K miles -- read 45.0. So, while some tanks varied by a lot (and...
... I picked my 2006 up Friday. Actually, it was ordered for another couple who backed out that day -- they had waited a couple months for it. I was there with...
I hope this is okay to post. I got it off the web. Should make for some interesting comments... Found: I don't know how I got to this page but here are 25...
MY 2006 HCH will show anywhere from low 40's to high 50's during the tank of gas. When I stop to fill up its usually within a couple mpg of the display, which...
I just checked their web site. They claim to have one new 2005 manual Insight listed at $19,800, with 'make an offer' suggested. ... weekend. ... then!...
If you go to edmunds.com and search the auto trader for 2000 insights in the USA, you'll find about 25 of them for sale from $6k up to $12k...depending on the ...
If you go to edmunds.com and search the auto trader for 2000 insights in the USA, you'll find about 25 of them for sale from $6k up to $12k...depending on the ...
... I've read about several people selling their Insights and buying Civic Hybrids, but I don't recall reading about anyone going the other direction. What...
I too traded in my 2003 HCH for an Insight (March of last year.) I think that you hear of more people going the other way (Insight to HCH) simply because of...
... There are just the two of us, no kids, he has a four-door vehicle... a two-seater makes sense as one of our cars. If I can average 55 MPG in it, that will...
... away ... battery. ... Exactly! Let's do the math. 215 watts is almost 1/3 hp, then it takes three hours to charge the battery for 1 hp of driving for an...
Hi everybody. I've been away from the list for a long time, mainly because I gave my 2000 Insight to my son. I'm driving electric now, whenever I can, having...
So I got the cheap Kumho A/S 795tires from Tire Rack instead of paying $75 more for the stock tires. Including shipping ($30) and install ($71), I paid around...
Linda, Solectria. http://www.azuredynamics.com/ <-- current owners of the "kits" http://www.portev.org/solectria/ho/index.htm <-- good reading from a user...
Realizing that it is fairly unrealistic to expect the solar panel to provide any useful power for propelling the vehicle, I am interested in a panel for my '03...