 Until the release of the Audi Q7 Hybrid in 2008, the Duo was the only European hybrid ever put into production.The Honda Civic Hybrid was introduced in February 2002 as a 2003 model, based on the seventh-generation Civic.The 2003 Civic Hybrid appears identical to the non-hybrid version, but delivers , a 40 percent increase compared to a conventional Civic LX sedan.