Honda urging dealerships to add CNG

Honda is hoping to double sales of its compressed natural gas-fueled Civic, so it is asking some dealers to install pumps to sell the fuel, Bloomberg reports.

Steve Center, Honda’s U.S. vice president for environmental business development, said there needs to be more fueling stations to boost sales of the CNG Civic, the only dedicated CNG vehicle available in the U.S.

“If the dealer had a fueling station, it would really reduce some of that concern for the customer. It’s not our place to create infrastructure, but it’s a chicken-and-egg situation and we’re going to have to nurse that egg along.”

Honda’s CNG push comes after competitors GM and Chrysler have announced plans to offer their own CNG vehicles.

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