Natural Gas Cars
There are millions of natural gas vehicles on the road today; though few are in western countries. They are not common in the United States; with most of the existing natural gas vehicles in the U.S. being buses. Natural gas was developed as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative fuel source. Natural gas is a methane based gas … Keep Reading → that can be extracted from oil or found in areas where it has separated from oil and is already in gas form. Honda has been one of the leaders in the natural gas movement with its Civic GX being the first natural gas vehicle offered to the general public in the U.S. An additional benefit of natural gas is that is readily available and accessible. One disadvantage is that natural gas vehicles tend to be smaller and more expensive than traditional fuel powered vehicles. Another challenge is that natural gas vehicles typically only go about half as far as traditional cars before needing to be refueled.
