Automakers are canceling plans for new electric vehicles. Here is the list of killed so far
2025 Only half. But the Memorial section has already made people sad for some of the most ambitious electric vehicle projects of global automakers. Major manufacturers, including Honda, Stralandis and Nissan, have publicly supported plans to build and sell battery-electric vehicles and joined others who have received similar admissions in the past two years.
Vehicle plan cancellation is not Hee industry. Traditional automakers develop a five to seven-year product cycle, which means they have started spending money to design, plan and produce these vehicles that won’t roll over dealer lots for years. Cutting these vehicles means losing money and leaving loopholes in their portfolios – this is a carmaker with no good reason.
The good reason here seems to be mainly attributed to total chaos in the electric vehicle market. About five years ago, automakers seemed desperate to catch up with Tesla and its high price valuations, which became a huge commitment. Mercedes-Benz and Volvo said they will be fully electric by 2030. General motors are targeted at 2035. Then, the common 19th pandemic hits and sautés supply chains. Then, governments, including the U.S. government, use a combination of subsidies and regulations to increase pressure on automakers to produce zero-emission cars. Then EV sales growth slowed down. Now, in the United States, the federal government has suddenly stopped years of electric vehicle and battery manufacturing promotionism using a massive Republican bill. In addition, its tariff policies have subverted global supply chains. Now, the big power commitments of many automakers have quietly disappeared.
That is, canceling makes sense. “It was always the job,” said Mark Wakefield, a global automotive leader at consulting firm Alixpartners. “There are speed bumps every year.” The company lowered its 2030 sales forecast for battery-electric and hybrid vehicles this year by 46% compared to last year’s forecast.
The cancellation may also indicate that automakers are learning from their mistakes and even starting to adapt faster. “A lot of things happened, they were questioned, and then abandoned,” Wakefield said. Making faster lineup changes should be key to keeping pace with Chinese automakers who are able to go from conception to new electric cars on the road in less than two years.
That said, there may be more changes. Hannah Hess, deputy director of energy and climate practices at research firm Rhodium Group, said that along the automotive supply chain, “the company has been silent about its electric vehicle projects.” Manufacturers tend not to announce cancellations, hoping that people will forget their original suggestions. Therefore, Wired lists electric vehicles that have been cancelled and postponed in the past two years.
Tear at them and expect to lose more in the process.
Leaving, but not forgetting
Ford three-row electric car
Died in August 2024
Ford said last summer that it rethinked its electric vehicle strategy, cut its annual EV plan and devoted more resources to hybrid power. “What we learned was that customers wanted to choose, so we offered the option that was offered through a full lineup of EVs, hybrids, electrics, gasoline and diesel products,” Ford CFO John Lawler said at the time. There was a three-row electric SUV among the casualties of the shift.
