Myth-in-my-mind-busted. My thoughts were your forum name came from an early seventies BMW 2002ti in your past/present.
I had a 2016 Subaru Outback... If Subaru made an all electric Outback, with around 200-230 miles capacity, the same towing, ground clearance, federal rebate and AWD capabilities, I'd be trading in my Clarity tomorrow.
Had a 2017 C Max that converted me to loving 40+ mpg. It got written off in a minor fender bender. Headlights alone were $1200 each from Ford.
Had a Honda CR-V and Honda Fit before. Traded in the Fit. Clarity is really fun driving comparing to CR-V.
2003 Honda Civid Hybrid 5 speed manual transmission. The only thing that went bad was the battery after 170k, started throwing a check engine light which couldn't be fixed unless the battery was replaced. Salty expense. Bought a 2018 Prius Prime afterwards.
What was the max range for your i3? What was the factor that made the Clarity PHEV your next car? The Clarity is the gateway drug leading to a BEV for me, but I can't convince Honda to sell me their upcoming Honda e because they plan to sell them only in Europe and Japan. It would be a complement, not a replacement, for our Clarity.
The max range was 106 miles in the summer. I picked the Clarity because the State of Illinois was going to charge $1000 a year for license plate fees on all EVs. It was reduced to $250 before the Senate voted on the bill. I researched PHEVs (As they would not be included in the increased fees) and wanted a car that I could get to work and back (42 miles) without using the gasoline. The two cars that fit that description were the Volt and the Clarity.
2002, I totally agree with you. They enticed us with license plate fees of $17.50 a year, as well as rebates for vehicles and equipment just to drop this on us. With that said, I am very happy with my decision to purchase the Clarity.
I just sold my 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas (GX) after I bought my Clarity in mid-May. I loved the car. It was the 4th Civic CNG car I had had since 2008. I drove from the Salt Lake City area to Southern California at least three times during that period, finding plentiful filling stations all along I-15. If you are in Northern California, I can see that you can only get to Nevada, but I have traveled on I-15 from Boise, Idaho to San Diego with little problem. I used to quip to people that I could drive to Southern California without any problem and that I could drive to Northern California as long as I traveled to Southern California first. I'm looking forward to many miles and many years with my new Clarity.
I had a Scion FRS aka the Subaru BRZ series 10 limited edition. A really fun car to drive. Low to the ground and very simple. Bought it for 16 k and sold it for 14 k 3 years later to get the clarity. Love the clarity. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk
2014 BMW X1 35i xdrive. Man, what a fantastic car! But, I drive 70 miles to work and the 22 mpg with premium fuel was too much. Alas.