There are many things already out there designed to comment on our driving skills, from annoying ‘front-seat drivers’ to meaningful hand gestures from other motorists and the symphony of blaring horns.
Now Honda has decided that what we really need is a ‘green’ speedometer. As part of the Honda Ecological Drive Assist System in the forthcoming hybrid car, Insight [2009], the speedometer changes colour to provide real-time guidance on fuel-efficient driving.
That’s right, gunning it from 0-60 in true Top Gear fashion will result in the speedometer turning blue, obviously with outrage at your lack of consideration for the planet. However, drive sensibly in a fuel-efficient manner and the ambient glow is – you guessed it – an eco-friendly green.
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