If one wanted to buy a car for commuting and local use the Honda Civic Natural Gas is a far better buy than any electric hybrid. Honda used to call this model the Civic GX and it was only available in four states; California, New York, Utah and Oklahoma. Honda is expanding the dealerships now to 200 in 39 states. One can imagine how this news will hit the White House. The Government Motors Chevy Volt sells for around $39,000 and the taxpayers have to shell out another $8,000 in a tax credit rebate scheme. The Civic gets the gasoline equivalent of 27/38 mpg and you can also fill it up at home if you elect to have that equipment installed instead of a goofy charging station. At the current prices it's about one third cheaper to use natural gas than gasoline and the Civic will sell for $26,155. Okay, I always was partial to the 1958 Buick Limited and the Civic lacks those creature comforts and esthetic appeal but it's far and away better than the obsolete Chevy Volt.
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