All electric vehicles stopped or killed in the US this year

The Honda Prologue, you may have heard, is officially dead — a decision the company confirmed to TechCrunch, removing the last all-electric vehicle from the automaker’s US portfolio. The Prologue’s departure signals more than Honda’s EV backpedaling. It also illustrates a broader retreat of the EV industry from the US market (in stark contrast to the rest of the world).

The debacle of the Honda Prologue got us thinking: What other electric vehicles have left the US and why?

The end of the $7,500 federal tax credit had an outsized impact on EV sales in the United States. However, there are other reasons behind successful choices, including tariffs, changing consumer preferences, costs, company priorities and regulatory measures. According to data published in July by Kelley Blue Book and Cox Automotive247,226 EVs were sold in the second quarter, or about 5.8% of the total market. While EV sales increased between the first and second quarters of 2026, they are still down from the same period last year (and before that tax credit expires in the fall of 2025).

Yet Americans are still buying EVs, and there are new EVs entering the US market — the Rivian R2 is one example. And there are signs of a slow recovery. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2025 were 36% lower than the corresponding period in 2024. This year that gap narrowed, although it is still lower than the sales figures from the previous year. For example, EV sales in Q2 were 20.5% lower than the same period in 2025.

Even with the recovery underway, automakers are pulling the plug on many EV operations. Here are those who left or are leaving. TechCrunch will periodically update this list of electric vehicles that have left or are leaving the US market in 2026.

Afeela

Ah, Afeela, we never met you.

Afeela began as the Vision S, a prototype announced by Sony in 2020 at Consumer Electronics and ended up being one of the big, surprising reveals of the annual tech show. Honda entered the picture in 2022 when the two Japanese conglomerates announced a joint venture. they introduced a prototype under the Afeela brand the following year.

In the months and years that followed, there was a constant barrage of updates about Afeela, which seemed to be everywhere, yet nowhere. He even appeared at TechCrunch Disrupt one year.

Afeela, despite the marketing blitz, never went into production. In March 2026, the joint venture abandoned the two Afeela-branded electric vehicles. The move follows Honda’s decision, announced just two weeks ago, to cancel three EVs planned for the US market.

Honda (and Acura!)

It was just a few years ago that Honda stated its EV ambitions with the O Series, including a mid-size SUV concept that debuted at the CES 2025 tech show, and its futuristic Saloon and Space-Hub aspirations last year. The SUV, which was slated for production at Honda’s ‘EV Hub’ plant in Ohio, was supposed to make its North American debut in the first half of 2026.

Honda stopped development of the Acura RDX, Honda O sedan and SUV in March 2026 as part of a major overhaul of the company’s EV plans. The company blamed US tariffs and Chinese competition for the decision.

There was also chatter at the time that Honda planned to stop production of the Prologue, but there was no official announcement until July 16 when CarBuzz was the first to report that the Prologue program was ending. TechCrunch confirmed with Honda that the Prologue was going out of production.

The death of the Series 0 is hard to gauge since it never went into production. The Prologue represented more grounded goals than the O Series, and one that was actually put into production and sold to US consumers. The Prologue was a collaboration with General Motors — it’s built at GM’s Ramos assembly plant in Mexico — and is closely related to the Chevrolet Blazer EV. And it did well for a while, selling about 33,000 units in 2024 and 39,000 in 2025, before the tax credit expired and sales went into freefall.

Hyundai

The Korean automaker has actually done quite well selling EVs to Americans. But it has made some changes based on the changing economy. In March, the company said it would no longer sell Hyundai Ioniq 6 in the US, a decision likely linked to tariffs. The Ioniq 6 is manufactured in South Korea and imported to the US, while its Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 models are assembled at its factory in Georgia.

The company said it will continue to introduce the more expensive, lower-end N model of the Ioniq 6.

Nissan

Nissan decided last year that it would not produce a 2026 model fully electric SUV Ariya for the US market. And it doesn’t seem to be coming back. Nissan first revealed the Ariya in 2020 and planned to start selling it in Japan next year.

The Ariya was the first all-electric to come out of Nissan since the early EV pioneer introduced the Leaf hatchback a decade ago.

Polestar

Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar, which is owned by Chinese auto giant Geely, has been forced out of the US due to the country’s ban on Chinese-linked vehicle technology. Polestar needed special permission from the US Department of Commerce to continue importing and selling its vehicles in the United States.

Without it, Polestar is effectively banned from the United States. The company said it will continue to sell its existing inventory of Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 vehicles in the US and will “continue to support customers, including providing access to the service network.” The Polestar 3 was assembled in a factory in South Carolina and in Chengdu, China.

Volvo Cars, Polestar’s sister company which is also owned by Geely, received the mandate.

Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X

Tesla announced in January that it would end production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV to make way for what the company believes is the future. And it’s not a traditional electric sedan or SUV. In Tesla’s view, the future is artificial intelligence, autonomy and robots. It’s worth noting that sales of the S and X have steadily declined over the years as consumers turned to its higher-end and cheaper vehicles, the Model 3 and Model Y.

The last Model S and X vehicles rolled off the assembly line this spring. The company recently removed the assembly lines for the S and X at its factory in Fremont, California to make room for the production of the Optimus robots.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen withdrew the ID. 4 electric SUVs and the ID Buzz.

In April, Volkswagen said it would no longer produce the ID.4 at its US plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a shift toward high-volume vehicles such as the upcoming Atlas gas-powered SUV. The company said, at that time, US customers will be able to purchase the ID.4 until current inventory runs out. VW said it expects U.S. inventory to last until 2027.

To be clear, Volkswagen said the ID Buzz is just on hiatus and will return in 2027. But there’s no 2026 model.

However, there are self-driving versions of the ID buzz currently being tested in the United States. Volkswagen subsidiary MOIA America and Uber began testing autonomous minibuses in Los Angeles in April in preparation for a robotaxi service that is supposed to launch in late 2026. When the service initially launches there, the vehicles will have safety operators.

Volvo

Volvo decided in March that it would retire its subcompact EX30 and EX30 Cross Country variant from the US market. The company said at the time that production for the US would end after the summer. The EX30 had a promising start. It received a lot of attention ahead of its official US entry in 2025 and was the company’s most affordable EV option.

Volvo plans to continue selling the larger, all-electric EX60 and EX90 SUVs in the United States.