I was reading that there is going to be a Civic Natural Gas model, and there already is one for the 9th generation Civic. The 9th generation Civic natural Gas does come at a more expensive price point. It starts at $28,225 compared to the $25,525 starting price point of the Honda Civic Hybrid.
I'm a little confused as to what the benefit of natural gas is though. According to this article I am reading, the 2015 Civic natural Gas returns 27 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway. Those are fine numbers, but the 2015 Civic Hybrid returns a fuel economy of 44 mpg in the city and 47 mpg on the highway.With the hybrid getting so much better fuel economy, why does the natural gas version cost more?
http://www.4wheelsnews.com/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-starts-at-25525-civic-natural-gas-costs-28225/
I'm a little confused as to what the benefit of natural gas is though. According to this article I am reading, the 2015 Civic natural Gas returns 27 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway. Those are fine numbers, but the 2015 Civic Hybrid returns a fuel economy of 44 mpg in the city and 47 mpg on the highway.With the hybrid getting so much better fuel economy, why does the natural gas version cost more?
http://www.4wheelsnews.com/2015-honda-civic-hybrid-starts-at-25525-civic-natural-gas-costs-28225/