Honda hopes to drive sales for a natural-gas car

Automaker sees a cheaper alternative to gasoline; others are skeptical

It may seem strange to power a car with the same fuel you
But natural gas cars have their critics who say a workable infrastructure is not in place to completely service the fuel needs of the average car driver, and that the range of the cars that run the fuel is not large enough.

They also point out that natural gas prices are now nearly twice the level of a year ago. They have risen sharply to record levels over the last year as part of a global energy crush, and they are expected to go even higher thanks to the impact of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

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