>From what little I can find online, it appears to me that while the Clarity FC version is/was lease-only, the PH and EV versions were offered for sale. The PH seems to have sold in the $35k range. I can't find a price for the EV version, though one source said it was actually higher than the PH base price!
I don't recall ever seeing either a Clarity of ANY variety here in Ohio, on the road or at dealers, nor have I ever seen it advertised. You can't sell what you don't tell buyers about, Honda. And that EV range. Car and Driver is right; it's hopeless. In 2020, when you can (at least in Europe) buy a nicely-appointed < $29k EV with a 400km (WLTP) range, and with longer ranges in the pipeline, who wants a $35k+ EV with a third-world 135km range? Even the ~$24k Renault Twingo ZE goes nearly twice as far, 250km (WLTP). The thing is, Honda could easily fix the Clarity EV's range, if they wanted to. Cell energy density keeps rising. Since 2011, Renault has increased the Zoe's battery capacity from 22kWh to 52kWh, without significantly changing the car's chassis or making the battery any bigger. But I don't think Honda want to fix it. They have a long history of EV foot- dragging. AFAICT, they're only developing EVs now because the EU is pushing hard for them, with real legislative teeth on show. Like Toyota, Honda are pretty far behind, and they're going to have to spend some serious money to catch up. It probably does make sense for them to cut the Clarity EV loose and spend the money on EVs more likely to sell in the EU. If they were really smart, they'd nuke the rest of the Clarity line too; I'd guess that they lose big time on the FCV version. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
