A Fiat Palia running on CNG fuel
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What Does Fiat Know about CNG that Honda and the American Media Want to Ignore? by Marc J. Rauch
"In a country and world struggling to stave off the effects of economic depression and looming environmental devastation, “There’s absolutely no reason not to (use CNG),” Fiat proclaims. So why then do the American car companies, indeed all car companies building vehicles on U.S. soil (with the minor exception of Honda’s tokenistic 1,000 to 2,000 Civic GX units per year) ignore compressed natural gas, particularly since they all have had substantial experience with CNG in outside markets? And why hasn’t the Obama Administration already mandated a national transition to North American-produced CNG as one alt fuel of choice? Fiat, a major player on the world automotive scene, has not enjoyed top-of-the-mind brand awareness in America since they withdrew the last of their primary brands and models from U.S. soil in the 1990’s. Perhaps this self-induced low profile is the reason why the Fiat CNG story has not captured the imagination of the media, let alone the public. However, given the new set of circumstances revolving around Fiat’s deal with the now bankrupt Chrysler (a deal that was in the making since at least January), it would appear that Fiat might end up forcing CNG-powered vehicles on America and our pabulum-puking knee-jerk media, ironically to our own very best interest. Among the CNG benefits highlighted by Fiat are its lower cost versus gasoline per equivalent gallon, its significantly lower polluting characteristics compared to gasoline, and the safety of driving CNG vehicles. Moreover, CNG’s abundant availability from friendly "green" sources makes the fuel preferable as it does little to support OPEC and unfriendly regimes. Maybe there’ll be a happy ending to this tale, with Americans driving domestically-built sexy CNG-powered Fiats."
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