Honda Civic Hybrid, Natural-Gas Models Eliminated After 2015 - Green Car Reports
But two members of today's Civic lineup won't survive into the new generation: the Honda Civic Hybrid, and the Honda Civic Natural Gas. DON'T MISS: Honda Ends Three Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity (Jul 2014). The Civic Hybrid, first released for the 2003 model year, was the company's second hybrid-electric vehicle after the original two-seat Honda Insight of... But the hybrid Civic was one of the last two vehicles across the Honda and Acura lineups to use the Integrated Motor Assist mild-hybrid system pioneered by that first Insight. The other is the low-volume CR-Z hybrid sport coupe, which becomes the sole surviving Honda mild hybrid for the 2016 model year. He also said Honda will cancel the Civic Natural Gas model (nee Civic GL). The elimination is due to a combination of low gasoline prices--which have eliminated the price advantage of natural gas in many markets--and a lack of interest on the part... The Civic Natural Gas, which is assembled on the same line as other North American Civics, has sold at an annual rate of just 700 cars in recent years. Source: www.greencarreports.com
