My terrible morning with the Clarity

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I'm very curious how you calculated these figures. You using a drag coefficient calculator?
They’re taken from a Caterpillar report on motorhome fuel economy. The document included data for a 4250lb automobile. Below are a couple of screenshots from the document.
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Here is some similar behavior and some interesting back and forth on this other Clarity forum on this exact topic:

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Here is a great video about the Clarity engine and how it works from that other Clarity forum:
The Clarity PHEV does not contain a CVT.

Honda Corporation used marketing doublespeak, in its naming of its "e-CVT" transaxle. This system is used in several Honda product lines, in addition to the Clarity PHEV.

If you'd like to see what's "under the hood", you can do no better that Professor Kelly's videos from Weber State University's automotive tech program:

 

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