American Honda Motor Company is currently the only manufacture in the United States building and selling a dedicated compressed natural gas-powered vehicle: the Civic GX. Because of its massive efficiency and inherently low emissions, the GX qualifies for White Clean Air decals not to mention benefits from the added savings of a natural gas-powered vehicle. On top of that, drivers of the older 98 to 2011 Civic GX as well as the upcoming 2012 model will be able to drive in California’s High Occupancy Vehicle, otherwise known as the carpool lane, until January of 2015.
“Civic GX drivers in California have long enjoyed the benefits of driving a compressed natural gas vehicle, whether it was saving time commuting in the carpool lane, paying lower fuel prices, reducing dependence on oil or reducing their CO2 footprint,” said Elmer Hardy, senior manager of alternative fuel marketing at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. For 2012, Honda is stepping up its game with the next generation natural gas Civic. The new model will achieve 12.5 percent better fuel economy over the previous GX which obtained an average of 31 mpg. Also new for 2012 is the Civic’s center display, which will allow drivers to select different driving modes.
