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You seem to be a regular on this forum, and perhaps privy to more information than I have. We would certianly be interested in the regular Accord Hybrid, if in fact it makes its appearance in the Fall. I understood that the PHEV would be distributed nationwide after an introductory period in CA...

It's pretty clear with that much markup, those dealers are trying to make money off the "early adopter" crowd. Even assuming there's no "bleeding edge" to this car (and with Honda, there probably isn't), $40K pretty much moves it off our plate. We're going to test drive the regular ICE Accord...

For a PHEV, in an introductory model, priced @40K, I don't find this surprising, and I'm sure Honda was prepared for it.

Did you test-drive this car before you bought it? I suppose I could have it drop-shipped here (we've done that before, with a regular ICE car), but certainly not with this much of an unknown quantity. And we're not going to CA or NY to drive one, which means if Honda doesn't get off the dime an...

I agree with this assessment, but there's danger of overcomplicating the original question...which basically infers that the honda ICE is underpowered. Yes- ALL engines in the "supplementary" hybrid category (plug in or not) have an underpowered, quasi-Atkinson-cycle engine that plays fancy...

That is where the "hybrid" comes in. The battery can be supplemented by the ICE, thus raising the 41KW considerably.

If you go and examine a video of the Prius drive train on You Tube, you will see that it, too, incorporates two electric motors.

I don't call what Edmunds has up at this point an actual full review.....which, to me, includes at least a test drive and impressions. All they give is the specs they got from Honda.

I don't know enough about the hydrogen technology to comment, but I basically agree with the OP. Most optimistic Internet discussion of straight EVs is based on improvements in batteries (which isn't the most important thing.....it's the ONLY thing), but my understanding of how power is derived...

Based on the limited information and a few rather general reviews, I am certainly interested in the Accord PHEV. However, as we live in the great Midwest, it's unclear when in 2013 (or even if, this year) the car will be available in this area. On paper, at least, the Accord would be our best...