[Pluggerin1]

Yes I agree, the new Insight isn't headed in the right direction as far as I'm concerned. I'd hoped that the balance in power systems would have favoured electric instead of just an ICE assist. And allow for plug-in charging. Pity. As most people live in cities or towns the real future lies in EV's. In my own case I'm on a rural property and my wife does a 50km/31mi each way commute 5/7-too far for affordable batteries at the moment. So a hybrid makes some sense. Future cars need to be part of the total low carbon economy just for climate/environmental reasons. My fear is that with the recent sudden drop in world oil price now, the new Insight might not be so appealing-even with a low price tag.