Published 3/18/2009
by The Huffington Post News Team
at Green on HuffingtonPost.com
For the first time in the US, a hybrid car is truly being aimed at a mass market--and will be sold for under $20,000. On March 24th, Honda will introduce its Insight with a sticker price of $19,800--which means the idea of buying a hybrid could become a reality for many more people than ever before.
By way of comparison, Ford's Fusion hybrid starts at around $27,000, and the most bare bones model of the infamous Prius starts around at least $22,000.
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