The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell will cost around $60,000, or a monthly lease price under $500, the automaker announced today. The Clarity rides on a platform that will also underpin an upcoming plug-in hybrid from Honda.
Honda will start leasing the model in limited quantities at dealerships in Los Angeles County, Orange County, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Sacramento by the end of the year. As the infrastructure for hydrogen fueling grows, Honda will focus on retail sales and expand the Clarity to other markets.
Prices for the Clarity are about on par with the 2016 Toyota Mirai, which went on sale late last year. That model goes for $57,500, or $499 a month. Incidentally, the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is also priced at $499 a month. Both of these competing vehicles help ease the transition to hydrogen by offering drivers free hydrogen fuel, so we’ll have to wait to see if Honda offers the same deal.
Honda previously announced it would offer a new plug-in hybrid by 2018 to replace the “very low volume” Accord Plug-In. That model is still on track to launch by 2018, although we still don’t know exactly what the model will be. In the more immediate future, Honda will launch a new Accord Hybrid this spring.
Source: Honda
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