Cars

Our green heritage

Green is the word of the age. We're green, they're green, everybody's green. The Insight is the culmination of over 20 years of hybrid development and more than 35 years of lower impact petrol engine development. So when it comes to being green, you could say we didn't jump on the bandwagon, we invented it.

1972 Civic 1993 Solar Type Dream Car 1997 Civic GX
1972

The CVCC engine is developed for the Civic - a low-emission petrol engine that meets strict US exhaust emissions regulations.

1993

Honda wins prestigious World Solar Challenge with the solar-powered Type Dream car.

1997

Honda unveils the Civic GX, which runs on natural gas and is available to buy in America. It becomes the world's cleanest car.

1999 Insight 2008 FCX Clarity
1999

Honda launches the Insight - a petrol-electric hybrid car capable of 83mpg on the combined cycle, with emissions of just 80g/km of CO2.

2008

The hydrogen fuel cell-powered Honda FCX Clarity rolls off the production line in Japan, and leasing of these zero emission cars starts in the US and Japan.