Honda’s new Clarity Series of electrified cars include the limitedly available, lease-only Clarity Fuel Cell and Clarity Electric. But this one here you can own and it’s for sale nationwide. It’s the 2018 Clarity Plug-in Hybrid sedan, priced from less than $35,000 before an available $7,500 federal income tax credit. Boasting the highest all-electric range rating of any plug-in hybrid sedan of 47 miles, this Clarity also includes a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine for longer trips extending its driving range to 340 miles. The car’s momentum stems from a 181-horsepower electric motor producing 232 lb.-ft. of torque and draws power from both the gasoline engine and a 17-kilowatt hour battery pack with a recharge time of just 2.5 hours at 240 volts.
