

HIGHS: Premium feel, longer EV range than is the plug-in norm, for sale nationwide. This version of the Clarity carries a combined rating of 110 MPGe on electrons and 42 mpg on gasoline. The gasoline engine spins a generator to provide additional current to the motor and recharge the battery, but it also can assist in directly driving the wheels, bringing the car’s total horsepower to 212. With its battery full, the Clarity can travel an EPA-estimated 48 miles on electricity before it has to fire up a 103-hp 1.5-liter inline-four, extending total range to an EPA-rated 340 miles. Charging from a 240-volt tap takes about two and a half hours from a standard 120-volt wall plug it’s more like 12. Its primary locomotion comes via a 181-hp electric motor that pulls juice from a 17.0-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Consider the Clarity, which like its peers wants to be both a zero-emission battery-electric vehicle and a range-anxiety-defeating, gasoline-burning hybrid. Future EVs: Every Electric Vehicle Coming Soon.


Honda told Car and Driver it is "placing more of our focus on the next generation of electrified products that are coming down the pipeline" and said it plans to bring out "new, highly appealing all-electric vehicles" for U.S. It was also only available for lease and only in California and Oregon. Unfortunately, the relatively low range of 89 miles might have doomed the vehicle while other popularly priced vehicles-the Chevy Bolt EV with 238 miles or the Tesla Model 3 with up to 240 miles-took drivers a lot farther. Especially on the inside, the Clarity looks more Acura than Honda as the automaker works to entice potential buyers. The Clarity lineup was introduced as a trio of vehicles to highlight alternative powertrains: plug-in hybrid, full electric, and fuel cell. Is 80 Mile Enough Range for the Honda Clarity EV.Why the Honda e Should Come to the U.S.
