The Honda Clarity Plug-in Hybrid went on sale in 2017. Honda launched the plug-in version as part of a broader Clarity family that also included battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell models.
Honda announced the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid in April 2016, alongside plans for the Clarity Electric. In the United States, the plug-in hybrid began retail sales on December 1, 2017, as a 2018 model-year vehicle. It was also introduced in Canada in December 2017, making 2017 the correct year for its market launch even though much of its sales activity was associated with the 2018 model year.
The plug-in hybrid was distinct from the Clarity Fuel Cell, whose limited California retail deliveries began earlier, in December 2016. The Clarity Electric also arrived in 2017 but was offered under a more restricted leasing strategy. That overlap makes the Clarity lineup easy to confuse when recalling launch dates.
The Clarity Plug-in Hybrid paired a gasoline engine with a relatively large battery and could be driven electrically for everyday trips before operating as a conventional hybrid. Honda ended production of the Clarity Plug-in Hybrid in 2021, along with the fuel-cell version.