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"Most people don't know you can buy a Clarity for the price of a stripped Civic after tax credit, state rebates, and dealer discount." The point is a good one even if the argument is factually incorrect! There's no way one can buy a Clarity for the price of a "stripped" down Civic, even...

Gosh, take that $7,500 and earn .5% in a savings account. A whopping $37.50! Plus, this would be for only two or three months, so a sixth of that. $6.08. Not worth the hassle. Especially as claiming excessive allowances is against the law. By the way, let's keep the anti-government, snarky...

Ben, that's a really good point, especially once the tax credit vanishes, either because of politics, a new anti-EV bill, or enough are sold. Could take several years...

Hope that you are aware that the amount that was withheld has NOTHING to do with the amount of the electric vehicle tax credit you can claim! It depends entirely how much tax you owe before you subtract what has been withheld! So, the key is ensuring that you have enough taxable income so that...

The rear wheel skirts are, for some reason, far less noticeable in real life, in person, than they are in the photos! That's likely partly due to the reviewers drawing attention to them, so that dominates what one sees in looking at the photos. But, in person, not only less noticeable, they...

Chang, Jorgie, how do you like other things about the Clarity vs. your old Accord? We have a similar vintage Accord, so I'm curious. Has it been difficult making the transition in terms of plugging it in? You know, such issues as getting a charger installed, remembering to plug or unplug it...

Thanks, have been doing that! As the owner of an old Accord, it feels very familiar and would eliminate all the “complications” of the Clarity! But still lacks BSM and RCTA!

Appreciate the feedback! Individual accolades about Honda aside, with which I would concur... , it wasn't a single report. CR's ratings are, as I noted, “based upon thousands of owner reports over the past several years.” Our vintage Honda has been virtually trouble free, but it's quite old...

“Many of us... our charging needs are met with a 110V outlet already present at our residences. Plugging in nightly is a 30-second task.” Good point. Yet, I'm among the many who have a one-car garage, with a two-prong, non-grounded 110-volt outlet in an out-of-the-way place, and would need a...

I was surprised, even dismayed, by the discovery that Consumer Reports now rates the expected reliability of the Civic, Accord, and Clarity as only 3 of 5 stars — in other words, just average. This is based upon thousands of owner reports over the past several years. We bought our Honda years...

I agree with this 100%. Reading over the forums makes it seem like an overly complicated, convoluted piece of Microsoft software that was designed by a committee without clear sensibility. I'd like to see a major portion of the review be from the perspective of a regular ICE driver switching...

Just one more observation on this. See this thread on tips for what should be in a review and, this, what owners or prospective buyers should know about! It makes my point about just how complicated or involved using the Clarity can be...

Appreciate the observation. For sure, the totality of forum posts can be skewed, and focused on problems, yet many folks are also reporting on their good experiences, excited by their new cars and its amazing features! The bigger issue to me is that many of the issues being reported seem to be...

That's holding us back on both! The Honda Civic, in contrast, has top ratings in ALL areas tested by both NHTSA and IIHS!