All of the EVs that have been discontinued or killed off within the U.S. this 12 months

The Honda Prologue, you could have heard, is formally lifeless — a choice the corporate confirmed to TechCrunch, eradicating the final all-electric car from the automaker’s U.S. portfolio. The Prologue’s departure indicators greater than Honda’s EV backpedaling. It additionally illustrates a broader EV business retreat from the U.S. market (in stark distinction to the remainder of the world).

The demise of the Honda Prologue bought us considering: What different EVs have left the U.S., and why?

The top of the $7,500 federal tax credit score had an outsized impact on EV gross sales in the USA. However there are different causes behind the winnowing decisions, together with tariffs, altering client tastes, prices, firm priorities, and regulatory motion. In line with knowledge printed in July by Kelley Blue Guide and Cox Automotive, 247,226 EVs have been offered within the second quarter or about 5.8% of the overall market. Whereas EV gross sales grew between the primary and second quarters of 2026, they’re nonetheless down from the identical interval final 12 months (and earlier than that tax credit score resulted in fall 2025).

Nonetheless Individuals are nonetheless shopping for EVs, and there are new EVs getting into the U.S. market — the Rivian R2 is one instance. And there are indicators of a sluggish restoration. Fourth quarter 2025 gross sales have been 36% decrease than the identical interval in 2024. This 12 months that hole has narrowed, albeit nonetheless beneath gross sales figures from the earlier 12 months. For instance, EV gross sales in Q2 have been 20.5% decrease than the identical interval in 2025.

Even with a restoration underway, automakers are pulling the plug on many EV modes. Listed below are these ones which have left or are leaving. TechCrunch will periodically replace this listing of EVs which have left, or are leaving, the U.S. market in 2026.

Afeela

Ah, Afeela we by no means even knew ya.

The Afeela bought its begin because the Imaginative and prescient S, a prototype introduced by Sony in 2020 on the Shopper Electronics and that ended up being one of many massive, stunning reveals of the annual tech commerce present. Honda entered the image in 2022 when the 2 Japanese conglomerates introduced a three way partnership; they confirmed off an Afeela-branded prototype the next 12 months.

Within the months and years that adopted, there was fixed barrage of updates concerning the Afeela, which appeared to be in every single place, and but nowhere. It was even displayed at TechCrunch Disrupt one 12 months.

The Afeela, regardless of the advertising blitz, by no means made it into manufacturing. In March 2026, the three way partnership gave up on the two Afeela-branded EVs. The transfer adopted Honda’s choice, introduced only a two weeks earlier than, to cancel three EVs deliberate for the U.S. market.

Honda (and Acura!)

It was simply a few years in the past that Honda declared its EV ambitions with its O Sequence, together with a mid-sized SUV prototype that debuted on the CES 2025 tech commerce present and its futuristic Saloon and House-Hub ideas the 12 months earlier than. The SUV, which was slated for manufacturing at Honda’s “EV Hub” manufacturing unit in Ohio, was speculated to debut in North America within the first half of 2026.

Honda stopped growth of the Acura RDX, Honda O sedan and SUV in March 2026 as a part of a serious overhaul of the corporate’s EV plans. The corporate blamed U.S. tariffs and Chinese language competitors for the choice.

There was additionally chatter on the time that Honda was planning to cease manufacturing of the Prologue, however there was no official announcement till July 16 when CarBuzz was the primary to report that the Prologue program was ending. TechCrunch confirmed with Honda that the Prologue was going out of manufacturing.

The dying of the Sequence 0 is troublesome to measure because it by no means went into manufacturing. The Prologue represented extra grounded objectives than the O Sequence, and one that really went into manufacturing and offered to U.S. shoppers. The Prologue was a product of a partnership with Basic Motors — it’s constructed at GM’s Ramos Meeting Plant in Mexico — and intently associated to the Chevrolet Blazer EV. And it did OK for awhile, promoting roughly 33,000 items in 2024 and 39,000 in 2025, earlier than the tax credit score ended and gross sales went right into a free fall.

Hyundai

The Korean automaker has truly achieved fairly properly promoting EVs to Individuals. However it has made just a few modifications based mostly on altering economics. In March, the corporate stated it could now not promote the Hyundai Ioniq 6 within the U.S., a choice that was seemingly tied to tariffs. The Ioniq 6 is made in South Korean and imported to the U.S., whereas its Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 fashions are assembled at its Georgia manufacturing unit.

The corporate has stated it would proceed to import its costlier, decrease quantity N-model of the Ioniq 6.

Nissan

Nissan determined final 12 months it could not produce a 2026 mannequin 12 months of its all-electric Ariya SUV for the U.S. market. And it doesn’t look like returning. Nissan first unveiled the Ariya in 2020 and deliberate to start out promoting it in Japan the next 12 months.

The Ariya was the primary all-electric to come back out of Nissan because the early EV pioneer launched the Leaf hatchback a decade in the past.

Polestar

Swedish EV maker Polestar, owned by Chinese language automotive large Geely, has been pressured to go away U.S. over the nation’s ban on Chinese language-connected car know-how. Polestar wanted particular authorization from the U.S. Division of Commerce to proceed importing and promoting its autos in the USA.

With out it, Polestar has been successfully banned from the USA. The corporate stated it could proceed promoting its present inventory of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 autos within the U.S., and that it’ll “proceed to help clients, together with offering entry to its service community.” The Polestar 3 was assembled at a manufacturing unit in South Carolina and in Chengdu, China.

Volvo Vehicles, Polestar’s sibling firm that can be owned by Geely, did obtain the authorization.

Tesla Mannequin S and Tesla Mannequin X

Tesla introduced in January that it could finish manufacturing of the Mannequin S sedan and Mannequin X SUV to make manner for what the corporate views is the long run. And it’s not a standard electrical sedan or SUV. In Tesla’s view, the long run is AI, autonomy, and robots. It’s price noting that gross sales of the S and X have fallen steadily over time as shoppers turned to its excessive quantity and cheaper autos, the Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y.

The final Mannequin S and X autos rolled off the meeting line this spring. The corporate lately eliminated the meeting traces for the S and X at its Fremont, California manufacturing unit to make room for manufacturing of its Optimus robots.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen has pulled again on the ID. 4 electrical SUV and the ID Buzz.

In April, Volkswagen stated it could now not produce the ID.4 at its U.S. manufacturing unit in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a shift to high-volume autos like its upcoming gas-powered Atlas SUV. The corporate stated, on the time, U.S. clients will have the ability to purchase the ID.4 till the present stock runs out. VW stated it expects U.S. stock to final into 2027.

To be clear, Volkswagen has stated the ID Buzz is merely on a hiatus and can return in 2027. However there is no such thing as a 2026 mannequin.

There are, nonetheless self-driving variations of the ID buzz at present being examined in the USA. Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America and Uber began testing autonomous microbuses in Los Angeles in April in preparation for a robotaxi service that’s speculated to launch in late 2026. When the service initially launches there the autos may have himan security operators.

Volvo

Volvo determined in March that it could pull its subcompact EX30 and EX30 Cross Nation variant from the U.S. market. The corporate stated on the time that manufacturing for the U.S. would finish sfter the summer time. The EX30 had a promising begin. It recieved a variety of consideration previous to it official entry into the U.S. in 2025, and it was the corporate’s extra reasonably priced EV possibility.

Volvo does plan to proceed promoting the bigger, all-electric EX60 and EX90 SUVs in the USA.