The Honda Clarity is Dead

[Scarpia]

Yep, certainly not exciting, but comfortable and very reliable. I think it bordered on being an Acura. The tech is dated now after 3-4 years and it didn't have a few safety features like backup warning and lane change alert, but I did like the camera in the right side-view mirror.
Honda severely miscalculated on the public being OK with a range of 85-90 miles for the BEV. Big fail in that department, but for those of us who could live with that, it was a REAL bargain for such a nice car.

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[mdolan92869]

Mine was great for my commute, 15 miles one way. Had enough charge for an all electric round trip. But this past year, I was barely driving, which is awesome on electric. But I was lugging around the ICE and every couple of months, I take a long loop drive on gas just to keep it moving well. Decided I didn't need the ICE part and got the Mach-e. Nothing wrong with it, just didn't suit my needs anymore.

 

[mr_raider]

Mine was great for my commute, 15 miles one way. Had enough charge for an all electric round trip. But this past year, I was barely driving, which is awesome on electric. But I was lugging around the ICE and every couple of months, I take a long loop drive on gas just to keep it moving well. Decided I didn't need the ICE part and got the Mach-e. Nothing wrong with it, just didn't suit my needs anymore.

You do realize you are now lugging around 40kwh more of battery than you need!

I liked the Clarity. As a former Volt owner, it was the spiritual successor of the Volt as the only PHEV that didn't have laughable range (i'm looking at you Volvo!)

I still think there is room for PHEVs for many people.

 

[mdolan92869]

You do realize you are now lugging around 40kwh more of battery than you need!

I liked the Clarity. As a former Volt owner, it was the spiritual successor of the Volt as the only PHEV that didn't have laughable range (i'm looking at you Volvo!)

I still think there is room for PHEVs for many people.

But those 40kwh of battery don't cost me $4 a gallon

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