Honda Motor Co. has confirmed it will discontinue the Prologue, ending sales of its only battery-electric vehicle in North America and leaving the automaker without a mainstream all-electric passenger model in the region once dealer inventories are exhausted in early 2027. The decision did not come as a surprise to … [continued]
The Honda Prologue has been one of the best selling electric vehicles in the United States in the past year or so. It was the 6th best selling EV in the US in 2025, and it was the 8th best selling EV last quarter. In the first quarter, it only … [continued]
I just saw the following headline from the Wall Street Journal: “Honda’s Never Faced a Crisis Like This—and a Comeback Won’t Be Easy.” The subheading is as follows: “The Japanese automaker reported a $2.7 billion loss amid EV whiplash in the U.S., its biggest market.” My first thought was basically … [continued]
Last May, Honda decided to “suspend” a massive EV factory it had planned to build in Canada, a blow to the North American EV market and overall EV transition. But why? “There are challenges with the US tariffs, unjustified tariffs in the auto sector,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in … [continued]
Several trends emerged at Auto China, also known as the Beijing Auto Show. The number of new models and the speed that new technology was progressing was a bit overwhelming. However, one of the strongest and most interesting trends came from more established brands. The trend came into focus for … [continued]
EVs continues to push across the hurdles of a recalcitrant US market, with the Honda venture Fastport providing an example of perseverance in the pedal-powered micromobility sector (courtesy of Fastport Honda).
EVs continues to push across the hurdles of a recalcitrant US market, with the Honda venture Fastport providing an example of perseverance in the pedal-powered micromobility sector.
Uber has expanded its $4,000 “Go Electric” EV incentive plan across the US under a supplies-limited offer, helping to offset the loss of the federal tax credit.
Electric car sales are down significantly this year as the market remains “hung over” from the end of the $7,500 US EV tax credit. Several electric car models are seeing huge drops in consumer demand, and automakers have been pulling models off the market. The Honda Prologue is no exception … [continued]
Honda and Sony have canceled Afeela, the joint venture that was supposed to start selling new electric cars this year.
It feels like everyone in the EV space already wrote their hot takes on Honda’s massive $15.8 billion EV retreat when the news first broke, and then promptly moved on to the next news cycle. But after sitting with the announcement for the last week and a half, I realized … [continued]
