Honda’s Clarity is a mid-size plug-in hybrid sedan that has an all-electric range of 47 miles and a gas-extended-range rating of 340 miles. With a 1.5-liter Atkinson cycle inline-four engine working together with an electric-drive motor, the total hybrid system output is 212 horsepower, carried to the wheels by an electronic continuously variable transmission (e-CVT).
The vehicles offers three driving modes to help optimize efficiency, response, and handling—Normal, Econ, and Sport. I drove mostly in Econ mode, which gives the best mileage without a feeling of lack of horsepower.
