WIRED article on the Clarity's "Crazy, Complex Engineering"

[Kendalf]

Article Link: The Crazy, Complicated Engineering Inside Honda's New Clarity Hybrid

While the article title may suggest a negative take on the Clarity, the author Eric Adams actually gets it, unlike the author of that pathetic Ars Technica article a couple weeks back.

His closing statement sums up the car well:

You can just get in, drive the thing like a normal car (and a normal person), and let it work to maximize efficiency on its own. But if you’re looking for true control—and don’t mind feeling like a cross between a symphony conductor and a gamer entering cheat codes—welcome to the top of the complexity hierarchy.

EDIT: Just noticed that the browser tab shows "Complex" as the original title of the article, but the headline for the article states "Complicated". Same difference.

 

[dstrauss]

He really does get it, especially that very last paragraph to set the average Joe/Josey at ease about just "buy and drive."

 

[insightman]

The author dug deep to learn about the underlying EV, Hybrid, and Engine drive modes to which the driver has no direct access. He name-dropped those modes to reinforce the complexity implied by the title. At least he concluded that you can just get in and drive.