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Best of Both Worlds The new 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid combines 47 miles of pure electric motoring with an efficient gasoline engine for a 340-mile range, letting you have your EV and drive it (anywhere). It’s affordable, too. There’s a lot to like with the Honda Clarity PHEV The midsized Clarity is essentially the same size and shape as the ubiquitous and newly redesigned Accord (although it weighs just over two tons). It’s one of the roomiest hybrid sedans, positioning it favorably against competitors such as the more compact Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius Prime. The Clarity PHEV pairs an efficient 1.5-liter gasoline engine with an electric motor, which uses a 17-kWh battery. The engine produces 103 horsepower (hp) and 99 pounds-feet (lb.-ft.) of torque, while the motor contributes 181 hp and 232 lb.-ft. of torque, for a total system horsepower of 212. The Real World of Electric Miles With a real 47 electric miles available, you can drive on electricity … [Read more...] about Road Test: 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid

Third Time’s the Charm? The 2019 Honda Insight is brand new, but it’s not a new model name for Honda. The original Insight, the first hybrid in America, was a tiny two-seater with skirted rear wheels that got 70 miles per gallon (old rating). Despite its charm and peerless fuel economy, the Insight was overwhelmed by the larger four-seat Toyota Prius. With the now ubiquitous 2004 model, the Prius clinched the deal. Honda tried again in 2008, with a Prius-like Insight four-door hatchback that offered fewer miles per gallon and less interior room than the Prius and less of the quality that Honda had been known for. It disappeared after a few slow years. Honda’s latest Insight is that hybrids shouldn’t look too different Now, Honda is offering something nobody can complain about. The all-new 2019 Insight is based closely on the Honda Civic, saving development costs and providing a very nice sedan with excellent fuel economy. The styling is less polarizing than the … [Read more...] about Road Test: 2019 Honda Insight Hybrid

Another Honda Foray into Electric Drive Honda is an engineering-driven company and its product lines have generally reflected that. They’re not likely to win design awards or draw accolades for marketing campaigns, but they are loaded with tech goodies and built with a solid engineering input. The Clarity EV’s got a classy, sporty look Enter the 2017 Honda Clarity Electric. It’s not the first electric car from Honda (that was the limited edition Fit of a few years ago) and far from the first on the market. You could argue it’s still not the first purpose-built EV from Honda since it shares its body with the Clarity Fuel Cell (I know, still an electric car, but with some significant differences we’ll touch on later). But it is a Honda, well-engineered and packed with everything Honda engineers thought the market would need to embrace an electric Honda. Its motor with 161 horsepower (hp) and 221 pounds-feet (lb-ft) of torque, plenty to move a 4,024-pound … [Read more...] about Flash Drive: 2017 Honda Clarity Electric