Who knew fans of natural gas were so funny?

The folks behind the group NGVsNow.com have just released a video intended to spark interest in natural gas and, specifically, compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles.

I watched the video at home with my wife and kids looking over my shoulder, and let’s just say my wife asked me to turn it off 20 seconds into it. Needless to say, I watched the whole thing a few minutes later.

The gag is a series of people – an attractive woman, an elderly man sitting next to a swimming pool with a woman in a bikini coaxing him in, a guy grilling hotdogs – all saying suggestive things about “getting it.”

“I used to like to watch people get it until I figured out how to get it too,” says the first blonde. “Now, I can’t get it enough.”

John Procter with NGVsNow.com says the video got more than 5,000 views after being live for only 36 hours.

Of course, the real meaning is, uh, revealed at the end of the video. “Getting it” means filling their vehicles with natural gas.

According to the group’s website, “NGVsNow asks Americans to rally together for natural gas vehicles (NGVs) to secure a cleaner, safer and more prosperous America. The promise and impact NGVs offer our environment, economy and national security are too valuable to pass up.”

Proctor says that converting one diesel truck to natural gas is equal to removing 325 cars from the road. He also says natural gas engines reduce smog-producing pollutants by up to 90 percent and hydrocarbon emissions by 50-70 percent when compared to gasoline.

NGVs do emit less carbon monoxide, non-methane organic gas and nitrogen oxides than comparable gasoline-powered cars, and it’s cheaper than gasoline – for now. CNG is still a fossil fuel, and price depends on demand.

Infrastructure is an issue. While natural gas fueling stations are popping up in more cities, and many city fleets use the fuel, CNG will not gain wide acceptance until it is available at more gas stations. CleanEnergyFuels.com says that there are 1,600 natural gas fueling stations in U.S. compared to 190,000 gasoline stations.

CNG has less energy than gasoline, so CNG cars have less range. If you want to convert an existing car to be powered by CNG, you will have to install a large tank. In cars like the Crown Victoria and others, this tank takes up most of the trunk.

Car manufacturers are getting into the game. Honda recently announced that it will sell the Civic GX to consumers (in addition to fleets) in Oklahoma. Honda began selling the GX to retail customers in California in 2006; today there are 43 California dealers offering the model. New York has 19 dealers selling the Civic GX, and Utah has eight. Including fleet sales, there are 134 dealers in 33 states selling Civic GX.

"Expanding Honda's Civic GX retail program, along with the continued success of fleet sales, expresses our commitment to the environment and natural gas vehicle technology," said Elmer Hardy, senior manager of Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sales & Marketing. "Honda seeks market opportunities for the Civic GX where strong natural gas refueling infrastructure exists, and we continue to see its promise as a clean, sustainable, domestically-sourced alternative fuel."

If NGVsNow.com has its way, perhaps many more people will be “getting it” – maybe even in a Civic GX – soon.