Honda Clarity
The Clarity sedan is available in fully electric and fuel cell variants in other markets, but only a plug-in hybrid powertrain is offered in Canada. This one includes an electric motor as well as a 1.5-litre gasoline engine acting mainly as an on-board generator, providing a combined 212 horsepower. The Clarity’s spacious cockpit and roomy trunk help it stand out among hybrid sedans, and in EV mode, the car can cover up to 77 km on a single charge.
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Used Plug-In Hybrids: What Are Your Options?
Used Plug-In Hybrids: What Are Your Options?In partnership with Otogo.ca For a large number of consumers who aren’t yet ready to switch to fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids are an excellent alternative. The vast majority of day-to-day commutes can easily be done using only battery… assuming, naturally, that you adopt the habit of plugging in your …
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2018 Honda Clarity: Squeezed Between a Prime and a Volt
2018 Honda Clarity: Squeezed Between a Prime and a VoltIf you count yourself amongst the individuals who criticize electric and hybrid vehicles for looking like odd spacecraft contraptions for the road, then you might not like this car. It’s no secret that the 2018 Honda Clarity isn’t a normal-looking automobile. But while the late sixties sci-fi styling may not …
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2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid: Fantastic in Every Way Except One
2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid: Fantastic in Every Way Except OneI just don’t understand how a company like Honda, which builds some of the most popular models on the market year after year, can green-light an exterior design such as the 2018 Honda Clarity’s. To be fair, the automaker takes few styling risks, and the relative blandness of their products …
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Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid: the Future is Here
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid: the Future is HereYou may have already heard of the Honda Clarity in years past. In fact, the vehicle was originally known as the FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle that the manufacturer sold from 2008 until 2014 as a kind of test platform. Given the experimental nature of hydrogen-powered vehicles and the lack …
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2018 Honda Clarity PHEV: The Greenest Honda you can Buy Today
2018 Honda Clarity PHEV: The Greenest Honda you can Buy TodaySCOTTSDALE, Arizona – Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave for the last few years, you’re surely aware that the drive towards electrification is well underway, with most automakers announcing plans to offer new hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles in the near future. In fact, the first company …
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We’re driving the 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV this week
We’re driving the 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV this weekThe drive towards electrification is well underway, and Honda has announced that by 2030, two thirds of the cars it sells will have some form of electric propulsion. Moving toward that goal, Honda will offer the Clarity PHEV in Canada for 2018, and The Car Guide will be going to …
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4.5 Million Honda, Acura Vehicles Recalled Globally for Fuel Pump Issue
4.5 Million Honda, Acura Vehicles Recalled Globally for Fuel Pump IssueHonda will recall an estimated 4.5 million vehicles globally, including some from its luxury brand Acura, due to a potentially faulty fuel pump that may cause the engine to stall while driving. This is an expansion of the June 2020 recall that involved the same issue. There are now more …
NewsUsed Plug-In Hybrids: What Are Your Options?
Used Plug-In Hybrids: What Are Your Options?In partnership with Otogo.ca For a large number of consumers who aren’t yet ready to switch to fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids are an excellent alternative. The vast majority of day-to-day commutes can easily be done using only battery… assuming, naturally, that you adopt the habit of plugging in your …
Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid
The Honda Clarity Experiment is Coming to an End
The Honda Clarity Experiment is Coming to an EndAfter just five years, Honda has announced that production of the Clarity will end this August, including both the plug-in hybrid model we have here and the fuel-cell variant available in select markets such as Japan and California. The Clarity Electric, which we never got in Canada but briefly found …
Electric
Honda Drops Clarity Electric in the U.S.
Honda Drops Clarity Electric in the U.S.Forget about the fully electric variant of the Honda Clarity coming to Canada: the company has announced it will not even return to the U.S. for 2020. In fact, production ended at the end of last year. If you’re keeping scores, that’s one more sedan discontinued in North America. The …
Hydrogen-powered fuel cell
Canada’s First Public Hydrogen Fuelling Station Opens in Vancouver
Canada’s First Public Hydrogen Fuelling Station Opens in VancouverFor years we’ve lamented the fact that hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles were being launched by automakers without any dedicated infrastructure to support their operation, at least in Canada. While Hyundai leased its first-generation Tucson FCEV to select customers in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec, we had yet to see the …
Hybrid/Plug-in Hybrid
Is Honda cool again?
Is Honda cool again?The brand that used to be loved by younger car enthusiasts has lost its cool in the last few years, but that could change again. Here’s why. Ironically, the car you’d expect to be the least cool in the lineup turns out to be the most promising one, if Honda …
Montreal
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid to be Sold in Canada
Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid to be Sold in CanadaOn the evening before the Montreal Auto Show media day, Honda Canada invited a bunch of journalists to a private event so they could admire the Honda Civic Type R Prototype in the flesh. The company’s compact hot rod will be on display throughout the Montreal show, but also at …
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2018 Honda Clarity - Test Drive
2018 Honda Clarity - Test DriveIt may not be everyone's cup of tea but the the electrification of the automobile is heating up. Graeme has a look at the latest contestant from Honda. https://www.guideautoweb.com/en/makes/honda/clarity/2018/ To watch all our most up to date content, check out our TV show schedule - https://www.guideautoweb.com/en/motoring-tv/schedule/ Check out our website …