Honda Clarity PHEV The hybrid mode (gas plus battery) is more than 3 seconds quicker, but also a lot louder. We assume that it's an acceptable level of acceleration for the Clarity Plug-In Hybrid ...

Here's how the Clarity works. Typically, it runs only on an electric motor that produces 181 hp and 232 lb-ft of torque. This motor gets electricity from a lithium-ion battery pack.

The 2018 Clarity PHEV is a very efficient people mover. It is big, maybe even bulbous, with seating for five and a 15.5-cubic-foot trunk big enough to store all your corporate insecurities in. For ...

The 2018 Honda Clarity PHEV comes out as the last of three variations on this model line, ... Under the hood and in the chassis, the Clarity PHEV mixes a 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine, ...

Before we get into why I think the Clarity PHEV is so brilliant, let's take a quick look at how it works. It has a 1.5-liter 103-horsepower four-cylinder engine and a 181-horsepower electric motor ...

2018 Honda Clarity PHEV Review: If you told me that this was the new Accord, I wouldn't be surprised. ... 181 hp from the motor and 103 from the engine. ALSO SEE: 2018 Honda Accord Review.

With a 17 kWh battery, the Clarity is supposed to do 76km fully electric before switching over to the 1.5L Atkinson cycle inline 4 engine. The Clarity PHEV comes with an eCVT, front wheel drive, a ...

Honda's second-generation two-motor hybrid technology is under the hood of every Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. It comprises a 1.5-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gas engine, a starter/generator motor ...

Pop the Clarity's hood and you'll find Honda's Earth Dreams Hybrid eCVT system, which mates a 103-horsepower, 1.5-liter gasoline engine toa 181-horsepower electric motor.

With a 47-mile pure EV range, the Clarity PHEV is also helped by a 1.5-liter engine running regular gas. Using the standard house outlet, it can be charged in 12 hours.

Revealed in 2017 for the 2018 model year, the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid combined a 1.5-liter i-VTEC four-cylinder engine with a powerful electric motor that drives the front wheels.