Do you want to purchase an alternative energy vehicle today? Honda motors is the only automobile manufacturer offering a natural gas powered vehicle. The car is basically a Civic with an engine tuned to run on compressed natural gas. It is a beautiful car and could possibly be my next purchase, if companies do not come through with electric cars.
What are the advantages of a compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle? Let me list a few:
1. Compressed natural gas is plentiful in the United States
2. Greatly reduces our dependence on foreign oil
3. The infrastructure for delivering CNG already exists
4. CNG burns much cleaner than gasoline and qualifies as an ultra low emissions vehicle.
5. A CNG dispenser can be installed in your own garage, thereby eliminating trips to the pump.
6. CNG prices are generally cheaper than gasoline.
Why aren't people buying this car? I suppose it is because Honda does not really market it well. There is a premium to be paid for this car as compared to the ICE Civic, BUT there are federal rebates that consumers qualify for which negates the premium. Currently, the rebate is four thousand dollars.
T. Boone Pickens is a huge proponent of CNG and has outlined a plan for America to convert, but is having a hard time battling Big Oil. His website can be found here.
From the Honda Civic GX website, check it out!
Express your environmental individuality with a sporty Civic that doesn’t require a drop of gasoline.
- Advanced Technology Partial-Zero-Emission Vehicle (AT-PZEV)*
- Fueled by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for nearly zero emissions
- Convenient Phill® home refueling (optional)†
- HOV lane access in many states
- 113-hp, 1.8-Liter, 16-Valve, SOHC i-VTEC® 4-cylinder engine
- Aerodynamic exterior with new six-sided grille
- Two-tier instrument panel
- MP3/Windows Media® Audio (WMA) playback capability**
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