If you want to be one of those people who use the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) highway lane without a sweat, you can go on and purchase a Honda Civic GX or FCX Clarity. The Japanese manufacturer which produces them announced today that the two models will have this privilege until January 2015.

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This has been made possible after the California Assembly Bill 1500, which extends HOV lane access to Inherently Low Emission Vehicles (ILEV), has been passed. This means that CNG powered vehicles, which until now had HOV access until January 1, 2011, will be able to use the lane for four more years. As the single OEM in the US currently selling CNG-powered vehicle designed and manufactured for retail sale, Honda is perhaps one of the biggest beneficiaries of the bill.

According to Honda, California is currently packed with refueling stations for GX owners. If refueling from a public station is too much for you, than the home system offered by BRC FuelMaker, which taps into the house’s natural gas pipe, might be the right choice.

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With the launch of its 2009 FCX at LA auto show 07, Honda clarified its concept for hydrogen fuel vehicles. At present this production ready vehicle has been leased a selected customers’ group.

The company has tried to retrieve itself by introducing the Honda FC Sport, one year back and it was basically a new interpretation of the FCX Clarity as sports vehicle.

The FCX Clarity has been hyped as totally unique car, but still it is quite similar to different Honda sedans. It resembles other Honda Sedans, but obviously it’s not like other Honda’s vehicles.

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