Live 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid Press Briefing: Everything There is to Know [Video]

This week, Roman was invited out to Castiloga, CA for a press briefing on the all new 2018 Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid sedan. We recorded the briefing live to give you an insight into what our lives are like as automotive press. With this being a live video, it can be hard to control audio and video quality. Please excuse any discrepancies from our usual level of production.

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2018 Honda Clarity

So, what exactly is this new plug-in all about? Honda launched the Clarity fuel cell vehicle in December 2016. After that, they followed that up with an all-electric Clarity in August of this year. The plug-in hybrid is meant to offer a third option for electrification in the Clarity’s lineup.

Powerplant

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Power for this plug-in hybrid comes from a 181-horsepower electric motor producing 232 lb.-ft. of torque. Of course, there is also a 1.5-liter Atkinson cycle 4-cylinder engine that sends power to the electric motors. But, this can act as a generator when the car’s 17-kilowatt hour (kWh) battery pack runs out.

2018 Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid Fuel Economy and Range

Being a hybrid, you would expect this vehicle to have excellent fuel economy. And it does. According to the EPA, the 2018 Honda Clarity plug-in gets a gasoline only rating of 44 city/40 highway/42 combined MPG. Furthermore, the EPA says it will do 47 miles on a full charge, leading its class in this category. Finally, the Clarity plug-in gets a combined MPGe rating of 110 from the EPA.

When using a combination of gas and electric power, the final overall range is a respactable 340 miles, according to the EPA.

If you are looking to buy a Clarity plug-in hybrid, then we have some good news! Honda put that model on sale as of December 1st. You can go out and buy one today.

To hear everything else you ever wanted to know about the 2018 Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid, be sure to watch the entire press briefing.

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