In the ongoing 2017 New York International Auto Show, Japanese Auto maker Honda has revealed its all-new Clarity Plug-in Hybrid and Clarity Electric alongside the already available Clarity Fuel Cell. The company confirmed that the target U.S. sales of 75,000 Clarity vehicles in the first four model years.
Honda Clarity series will contribute to an anticipated five-fold increase in Honda’s U.S. sales of electrified vehicles over the next four years as the company works toward its target that two-thirds of its global automobile sales will come from electrified vehicles by 2030.
The two all-new electrified Honda vehicles will join the Clarity Fuel Cell, launched in December 2016, to make Clarity the first ever vehicle series offering customers an expanded array of electrified vehicle choices with fuel cell, battery electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains.
“The Honda Clarity is aimed at accelerating the deployment of advanced electrified powertrain technology and bringing electrified vehicles further into the mainstream,” said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president of American Honda Motor Company at the company’s auto show press conference. “The Clarity series also heralds the advancement of our Honda Electrification Initiative, representing our investment in the full spectrum of electric-vehicle technologies.”
“Electrification is the future of mobility and the future of Honda, and it all starts now with this new Clarity series,” added Steve Center, vice president of the Connected and Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda.
Honda Clarity Series:
Honda Clarity has a low, wide aerodynamic body with unique design elements, including its own special hero colour, and differentiated front styling, headlights, tail lamps and 18-inch alloy wheel designs.
The Clarity series also features a touchscreen display which supports Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and the full suite of HONDA SENSING safety and driver-assistive technologies.
With three different powertrains the Clarity series has wide appeal. This shared “3-in-1” platform strategy will enable Honda to respond to infrastructure and market developments.
Honda has previously announced plans to introduce a dedicated new hybrid car to the U.S. market in 2018. The new Honda hybrid car will be made in America.
