Honda Abandoning New EVs

[Steven B]

Facing heavy losses, Honda cancels its three US-made electric vehicles

Tariffs, torn-up US emissions regs, and being uncompetitive in China are all to blame.

arstechnica.com

 

[brianc35]

yeah, we had a similar thread on the RSX forum:

B

Thread 'RSX EV is no more'

Mar 12, 2026

Honda is scrapping three of its most important EVs for the US, including the Acura RSX

Honda was set to launch three new electric vehicles in the US this year, but that will no longer happen....

electrek.co

Honda Announces Losses Associated with Reassessment of Automobile Electrification Strategy; Revision to Forecast for Consolidated Financial Results; and Future Direction | Honda Global Corporate Website

Honda Global | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) today announced that it has made a decision to cancel the development and market launch of three EV (electric vehicle) models that had been planned for production in North America.

global.honda

the company made the decision to cancel the development and market launch of three EV models that had been planned for production in the U.S., namely the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX. Honda determined that starting production and sales of these three models in current business environment where the demand for EVs is declining significantly would likely result in further losses over the long term.

• brianc35
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[JoseThorn]

Honda is canceling its new EV launches-including the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 sedan, and Acura RSX-due to heavy financial losses ($5–7 billion), weak U.S. EV demand, lost tax incentives, trade war impacts, and inability to compete in China’s software-focused EV market. The company will focus on hybrids in the U.S., delay EV launches until profitability improves, and executives will take temporary pay cuts. Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) are key in China, enabling faster feature updates and lower development costs, which Honda struggles to match.

 

[insightman]

Honda is canceling its new EV launches-including the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 sedan, and Acura RSX-due to heavy financial losses ($5–7 billion), weak U.S. EV demand, lost tax incentives, trade war impacts, and inability to compete in China’s software-focused EV market. The company will focus on hybrids in the U.S., delay EV launches until profitability improves, and executives will take temporary pay cuts. Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) are key in China, enabling faster feature updates and lower development costs, which Honda struggles to match.

The Honda 0 SUV and Saloon were doomed by their stylists. Honda put the factory before the focus group and wasted $15+ billion on their EV manufacturing hub in Ohio. The Sony-Honda Afeela was doomed by growing old before it was released (and by being a car instead of an SUV).

I believe the Acura RSX might have been a successful electric SUV, but Honda, the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, decided to dump all four EVs.

I wrote many letters to Honda, begging the company to bring the Honda e to the US to test the waters for EVs here. In the end, I'm glad they didn't bring the Honda e here because I consider my MINI Electric to be the best car I've owned in 60 years.

Honda knows how to make plug-in hybrids. I have a Clarity PHEV that's a very nice car--especially with gas prices now sky-high. Curiously, Honda currently makes a plug-in hybrid that nobody knows about. It's a CR-V PHEV, but when it's not running on battery power, it uses hydrogen, not gasoline. It's made in Ohio, but available only in California. Toyota sells every RAV4 plug-in, gas-electric hybrid it can make (well, they could make more but they don't). Doesn't Honda see that?