Honda Insight

In spring 2000, Lindsay, ever indulgent of pioneering technology, took possession of one of the early Honda Insights in the Phoenix area. At one point I was visiting Santa Clara, California for a conference and Dad drove up to hang with me. I spent much of the time witnessing his proud lectures at traffic lights and occasional gas station visits to all the friendly gawkers.

"The Insight is the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle to be sold in the United States. Using an innovative gasoline-electric hybrid system combined with a rigid, lightweight body, aerodynamic design and advanced, ultra-low emissions technology, the Insight breaks the 70-mpg barrier -- the world's best fuel economy for a gasoline automobile. Meeting California's stringent Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) standard, the Insight can travel 600-700 miles on a single tank of gas; with Insight, the average driver will visit the pump half as often."

Or words to that effect.

Dad and Car alongside Seneca Lake in Geneva, NY