Greater and Lesser Hybrid Announcements Yesterday

August 15, 2008

Honda and Chevy just made some noise about their upcoming hybrid offerings. Honda revealed a little more than Ford, but both remained relatively coy about their new green tech cars. Sometimes you wish new tech could come on line faster than the current trickle, but with cars anyway, it takes time to do it right.

Honda committed to delivering a 5 door vehicle that would beat Toyota's Prius on price by April of next year. It also confirmed a new hybrid sports car to be delivered later in 2009 and the likelihood of a hybrid version of the small SUV Honda Fit in 2010.

Chevrolet, meanwhile, showed a couple of preview angles and re-committed to delivering its company-saver, the Volt, no later than late 2010. It's far less than Honda, but for GM, home of the Hummer and killer of the EV-1, it's still a great leap forward. Personally, I'm rooting for both companies to hit their target dates and get on to their next versions, plug-ins and full electrics. (Hat tip to HybridCars.com, a great one-stop site for all things hybrid.)

Photo courtesy of Josh Schwartz