Again the article says not one thing about any PHEVs. Not Volt or Clarity. This article is talking about EVs.
Completely different topic, and to me the irony is thick here...
Due to the popularity of the Clarity PHEV version on this forum vs the wildly unpopular Clarity Electric that is darn near never discussed because hardly anyone even on this forum drives one, the confusion already stated in this thread thus far pretty much proves that many even forget that the Clarity Electric exists.
And when Clarity BEVs are selling long term at a rate of about 80 per month, and Leafs and Bolts sell well over 1000 per month consistently...and let’s not even mention Tesla sales success, it is pretty darn clear to me that among EVs, the Clarity BEV is precisely nothing more than “an unpopular compliance car.”
Heck with an 89 mile range that is less than half of all that competition I’m not surprised in the least.
I have no qualms with the article lol...it’s just delivering info and truths...it’s up to the reader to comprehend the intent of the article accurately. The author did fine.
I will have to disagree on many points.
There is currently (and always has been) a waiting list to get a Clarity Electric. Not sure how you come to the "unpopular" conclusion.
Compliance Car? Absolutely! It checks all the boxes - availability limited to select Section 177 States in limited volume, designed and produced primarily to garner ZEV credits. You can't actually ever but it - it is lease only with no option to purchase.
And much of the lack of discussion about the BEV is that it simply works. No "angry bees", HV vs EV mode, will my gas go bad, oil change intervals, mpg discussions, etc. In all actuality, most of the discussions on this forum do not apply to the BEV.
And the "unpopular" line by Electrek should come as no surprise to those that follow EV's at all. They are radically biased towards Tesla and pointedly critical of any other manufacturer. They report on other brands, but tend to do so thru a distorted lens.
And, like it or not, PHEV's are often viewed as poor substitutions for a "real" EV. They tend to have all the disadvantages of both technologies, with a watered down version of the advantages a pure EV offers. Granted, the Clarity Plug-In variant provides enough electric range to be pretty darn useful (and with the demise of the Volt is the sole offering with that type of range). Unfortunately, way too many PHEV's offer sub 20 mile EV range, with some falling in the <10 mile category.
And the 89 mile range is actually
much less than half the range of the competition (if you look at roomy 5 passenger sedans). The Model S has 370 miles of range. You could maybe throw the Ioniq in there, but it is classified as a hatchback and is a much smaller car. It offers 124 miles of range.
The
future belongs to BEV's and that is the subject of the article.
