CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly said the Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels project is a state government initiative. The program is managed by the four cities of the Connecticut Clean Cities Coalition.
Honda will start selling its natural gas powered Civic in Connecticut as part of a major rollout of the alternatively fueled vehicle throughout the United States.
Connecticut was among the initial test markets for other alternatively fueled vehicles, such as the electric cars Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf.Connecticut was chosen for these because the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the state.
Honda choose not to use Connecticut as an initial market for the natural gas Civic, instead using California, Utah, Oklahoma and New York. The expansion of the natural gas Civic to Connecticut is part of a rollout of the vehicle to 36 other states.
The number of Connecticut alternative fuel stations – not just electric vehicle charging stations – is growing through the Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels project. Through federal funding, this initiative has supporting fueling stations for electric, compressed natural gas, liquid natural gas and biodiesel.
The natural gas powered Honda Civic was named by 2012 Green Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
