Honda bringing Clarity to Japan as a plug-in hybrid

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Honda will be bringing their Clarity, which was originally marketed as an FCEV, to Japan as a plug-in hybrid. For the first year, the company hopes to sell around 1,000 units.

The Honda Clarity PHEV will have a purely electric range of 114.6 km, thanks to a 17 kWh battery (The WLTP range was called 101 km) and will start selling in Japan for about 5.9 million Yen (45,000 euro). Propulsion is managed by the combination of a 1.5 litre combustion motor and a new hybrid system call i-MMD, which combined two electric motors. Honda stated this is the first vehicle where the system is being installed. The total performance of the Clarity PHEV stands at 135 kW. The battery of the vehicle will also be fast-charging capable and will be able to charge to 80% capacity in 30 minutes, according to the manufacturer.

Last year there had been some rumors that Honda were planning a fully electric version of the Clarity. Over the past year, not much has changed with the situation, however. The market launch of the Clarity PHEV has not brought mention of any further BEV development with it. The company generally set themselves the goal to make about 2/3 of their income through the sale of electrified vehicles by 2040.

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2 Comments

about „Honda bringing Clarity to Japan as a plug-in hybrid“
Thomas Brachmann
23.07.2018 um 12:08
Chris, in order to avoid misunderstandings, the Honda Clarity is an alternative powertrain platform and Honda offers the Clarity in 3 powertrain versions in the US, California respectively. The 3 versions are: Clarity Fuel Cell, Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-In Hybrid. Detailed information can be found here: https://automobiles.honda.com/clarity For Japan it is true that the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell has been launched in March 2016 already and the introduction of the Clarity PHEV markes the latest launch of the 2nd powertrain derivative of the Clarity.
Mikael
24.07.2018 um 00:48
Honda Clarity BEV is already sold in the US, but with lousy range.

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