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| SPECIAL REPORT
It Pays to Drive Green Hybrids go much farther and pollute far less than regular cars. Here's how
Honda's Insight stacks up against some conventional models.
COMBINED ANNUAL ANNUAL
2000-YEAR CITY/HWY FUEL EMISSIONS
CAR MODELS MILEAGE COST* (TONS)**
HONDA INSIGHT 65 mpg $374 3.0
TOYOTA PRIUS 48 mpg $506 4.1
HONDA CIVIC HX 36 mpg $675 5.4
SATURN SL 31 mpg $784 6.2
FORD FOCUS 29 mpg $838 6.6
VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 24 mpg $1,013 5.5
* ASSUMES $1.62 REGULAR GAS; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (EXCEPT INSIGHT); 15,000
MILES PER YEAR
** INCLUDES ALL STEPS OF FUEL CYCLE, FROM REFINING THROUGH DRIVING
DATA: U.S. ENERGY DEPT., U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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