Honda to Sell Natural Gas Refueling System

Honda Motor Co., one of the first automakers to sell hybrid gas-electric vehicles, plans to market a home-refueling system for its Civic model that is powered by natural gas.

The fueling system, developed with FuelMaker Corp. of Toronto, will go on sale in California for about $2,000 early next year, Tokyo-based Honda said. The initial sales target is about 500 a year, said Andy Boyd, a spokesman for Honda's U.S. operation in Torrance.

Phill, as the system is called, attaches to residential natural gas lines and takes about six hours to refill a car. It permits owners of Honda's Civic GX to avoid refueling at service stations.