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Honda Revals Pricing and Sales Plan for the Clarity Fuel Cell

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Honda Revals Pricing and Sales Plan for the Clarity Fuel Cell

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell (Credit: © Honda)

The Honda is the latest automaker to dive headfirst into the fuel-cell-vehicle segment with its new Clarity sedan. FCVs are essentially transition vehicles between gasoline and EVs, as they offer a range that is similar to gasoline engines (around 300 miles for the Clarity) while using hydrogen, which emits nothing but water vapor in its conversion to electricity, as their fuel. While these vehicles definitely have their shortcomings (lack of fueling stations, on-car hydrogen containment issues, and non-standardized pricing of hydrogen), they do offer a little comfort in making the gas-to-EV transition.

Today, Honda has officially released pricing information and its sales plans for the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell. As expected, this new sedan will be expensive and very limited, both geographically and in quantity.

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell (Credit: © Honda)

In terms of pricing, the Clarity Fuel Cell will carry a price tag of around $60,000, making it about the same as the $57,500 Toyota Mirai. While having that MSRP in hand is great, it seems as if Honda will not offer the Clarity for traditional sale initially. Instead, it will offer a sub-$500-per-month lease deal, which will give Honda the opportunity to closely monitor the model’s success and offer it for purchase, given it is successful, after the leases run out.

Now for the bad part… if you are looking to buy, err, lease the Clarity Fuel Cell anytime soon, you’ll have to head to select areas in California. Honda will initially offer the Clarity in select fuel cell vehicle dealers in Los Angeles and Orange counties, as well as around San Fran and Sacramento. With that said, Honda does plan to offer more widespread sales once hydrogen availability spreads across the nation, but I am wondering if EV tech will surpass the capabilities of fuel-cell vehicles before hydrogen becomes available at your local gas station.

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell

Honda Clarity Fuel Cell (Credit: © Honda)

Honda anticipates delivering the Clarity Fuel Cell to the aforementioned areas and dealers by the end of 2016.

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