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Article: Natural-Gas Guzzler.(Honda Civic GX)(Product/service evaluation)
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- Popular Science
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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Byline: Eric Adams
Will Honda's natural-gas-powered Civic GX blow other "green" cars off the road? We'll let you know in a year
BEHOLD THE CAR that could displace the Toyota Prius as the eco-ride of choice. The new natural-gas-powered Honda Civic GX uses domestically produced fuel--the same stuff your gas stove burns--that costs as little as one third the price of gasoline. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy calls it the cleanest-burning internal-combustion vehicle on Earth.
So what's not to like? Only the scarcity of places to fuel up. Honda has sold compressed-natural-gas (CNG) Civics to fleet operators for eight ...