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I own a Honda Clarity and love it. I do disagree with a number of points in the article. First, the Clarity is the same overall size as the Honda Accord while the Volt is based on the Chevy Cruz. No one would say that the Accord and Cruz are direct competitors. They are in completely different classes. The only similarity is the electric only range. The second point is that you can stay in electric mode easily by staying in Econ mode. Here, there is still spirited acceleration and when extra oomph is needed, you just floor it past the detent in the accelerator. The gas engine has never turned on for me in Econ mode and I do 90% of my driving in Econ mode. The two cars are in completely different classes. The Volt can be thought of as a more sporty compact or subcompact while the Clarity as more of a mid to full size luxury car (it is about the same size as the last generation Avalon). They are very, very different cars that should be considered by the needs of different car buyers. It's been super cheap and super fun to run the Clarity!