I had a chance to get behind the wheel of Honda's new Clarity plug-in hybrid. It seats five comfortably, has steering wheel paddle shifters and a leather-wrapped wheel; head-turning good looks.
The fuel economy impressed me as I clocked an excellent 51.6 average mpg, nearly 10 miles more per gallon than the official EPA 42 mpg rating.
It was during a week-long road trip in Southern California that
