You may have heard that the Honda Prologue is dead. The company confirmed this to TechCrunch. This means the car will no longer be available in the U.S. Honda’s decision to discontinue the Prologue is more than just a reversal in its EV policy. This also shows a broader EV retreat in the U.S. (in contrast with the rest of world).
We wondered: what other EVs left the U.S. and for what reasons?
It was the end of the federal $7,500 tax credit that had a major impact on the sales of electric vehicles in the United States. There are many other factors that have influenced the choices made, such as tariffs, consumer preferences, cost, priorities of companies, regulatory actions, or changing company priorities. Kelley Blue Book, Cox Automotive and other sources published data in July that showed 247,226 electric vehicles were sold during the second quarter, or 5.8% of total sales. Although EV sales increased between the first quarter and the second of 2026 (and prior to the tax credit ending in the fall of 2025), they were still lower than the same time last year.
Even so, Americans continue to buy EVs. The Rivian R2 for example is a new EV that has entered the U.S. There are also signs that the recovery is slowing down. Sales for the fourth quarter of 2025 were 36% less than they had been in 2024. The gap between sales in 2024 and this year has closed, but is still lower than the figures of last year. For instance, Q2 EV sales were 20,5% less than in the same time period of 2025.
Automakers have stopped many of the EV models, even though a global recovery is underway. Here’s a list of those that are or have been leaving. TechCrunch updates this list periodically of EVs leaving the U.S. in 2026.
Afeela
Ah, Afeela we never even knew ya.
Afeela began as the Vision S – a Sony prototype that was announced in 2020 during the Consumer Electronics trade show. It ended up becoming one of the biggest and most surprising surprises of this annual technology event. Honda joined the scene in 2022, when both Japanese conglomerates jointly announced their joint venture. They showed off an Afeela branded prototype that year.
The Afeela was everywhere and nowhere in the following months and years. One year, it was displayed at TechCrunch Disrupt.
The Afeela never went into production, despite all the hype. The joint venture abandoned the Afeela-branded electric vehicles in March 2026. Honda had announced two weeks earlier that it would cancel three EVs for the U.S.
Honda (and Acura)
Honda announced its EV ambitions just a few years back with the O Series. This included a prototype SUV that was shown at the CES 2025 trade show, as well as its futuristic Saloon concept and Space-Hub concept the previous year. Honda had planned to produce the SUV at its “EV Hub” facility in Ohio and launch it in North America during the first half 2026.
Honda will stop development of its Acura RDX and Honda O SUVs in March 2026, as part of a massive overhaul of their EV plans. It blamed the U.S. Tariffs and Chinese Competition for its decision.
CarBuzz, the leading news source at the time, was first to announce the end of the Prologue Program on July 16, but it was not until then that Honda officially announced the decision. TechCrunch has confirmed that Honda will no longer be producing the Prologue.
It is hard to determine the death of Series 0 since it was never produced. Prologue was a more realistic goal than O Series and it went into production. It also sold to U.S. customers. It was a result of a collaboration with General Motors, and is produced at GM’s Ramos Assembly Plant located in Mexico. The Prologue shares many similarities to the Chevrolet Blazer EV. It did well for a while, selling 33,000 units between 2024-2025 before tax credits ended.
Hyundai
It is a fact that the Korean carmaker did quite well in selling EVs among Americans. It has changed a couple of things based on the changing economy. The company announced in March that it will no longer be selling the Hyundai Ioniq 6, a move likely influenced by tariffs. Ioniq 6 was made in South Korea and imported into the U.S. while Ioniq 5 & Ioniq 9 were assembled at their Georgia factory.
It has been announced that the company will import both its N-model, which is more expensive and lower in volume than the Ioniq 6, as well as its N-model at a higher price.
Nissan
Nissan announced last year that it will not be producing its Ariya all-electric SUV in 2026 for the U.S. It doesn’t seem to be coming back. Nissan unveiled its Ariya concept in 2020, and intended to begin selling the vehicle in Japan in the year following.
Nissan’s Ariya is the first electric vehicle to be released by the company since it introduced its Leaf hatchback a ten years ago.
Polestar
The Swedish electric vehicle maker Polestar, which is owned by the Chinese auto giant Geely has had to abandon U.S. due to the ban of Chinese connected car technology. Polestar required specific approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce in order to continue selling and importing its vehicles into the United States.
Polestar is effectively prohibited from entering the United States without it. It said that the company would sell its current stock of Polestar 3 & Polestar 4 cars in the U.S. and will continue to provide support to customers including access to their service network.
Volvo Cars, Polestar’s sister company, which is owned by Geely as well, received the approval.
Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X
Tesla announced that in January it was ending production of its Model S sedans and Model X sport utility vehicles to prepare for the “future” as the company sees it. It’s also not your traditional electric SUV or sedan. According to Tesla, AI, robots, and autonomy are the future. The Model 3 and Model Y are the cheaper and more popular vehicles. Sales of the S and X has been steadily declining over the past few years.
Model S and X cars were the last to be assembled in spring. Recently, the company removed assembly lines from its Fremont factory in California to accommodate production of its Optimus robotics.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is pulling back from the ID. The ID Buzz and 4 electric SUV.
Volkswagen announced in April that it will no longer be producing the ID.4 in its U.S. plant in Chattanooga in Tennessee. The company is shifting its focus to higher-volume cars like its new gas-powered Atlas SUV. At the time, the company stated that customers in the United States would be able purchase the ID.4 up until current inventories run out. VW expects its U.S. stock to last until 2027.
Volkswagen is clear that the ID Buzz will be back in 2027. There is not a 2026 model.
In the United States, self-driving ID buzz versions are currently under test. In April, Uber and Volkswagen’s subsidiary MOIA America began testing self-driving microbuses at Los Angeles International Airport in anticipation of a robotaxi that will launch by the end 2026. The vehicles that will be used when the robotaxi service launches in Los Angeles initially, are expected to have safety operators.
Volvo
Volvo announced in March it was pulling its EX30 subcompact and EX30 Cross Country from the U.S. At the time, the company announced that the production of the U.S. model would cease after the summer. It was a promising beginning for the EX30. The EX30 received a lot attention before its official arrival in the U.S., which is scheduled for 2025. It was also the cheaper EV from the company.
Volvo plans to sell the EX60, EX90 and larger SUVs that are all-electric in the United States.

According to sources familiar with the situation, Donald Trump’s company is considering charging Wall Street investors and traders up to $100,000 per month to gain faster access to his posts.
Sources said that Trump Media & Technology Group, which is the owner of Truth Social, had also in recent weeks pitched a discounted monthly plan at $60,000 if firms signed up for a 3-year plan. The discussions were confidential, so the sources requested anonymity.
TMTG announced on Thursday a licensed, paid data feed named “Truth API”, which will give banks and trading companies the fastest possible access to the posts of the 10 most popular Truth Social accounts. However, the company did not provide pricing information.
This would have been the first time that the company had licensed data, potentially opening up an entirely new revenue stream. However, it was immediately criticized by Democrats.
U.S. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon’s highest ranking Democrat in the Senate Finance Committee said that it would benefit Trump and his family financially, as well as “make Wall Street investors rich.”
TMTG did not respond immediately to a comment request from the White House on Wyden’s remarks.
Trump’s tweets and social media posts can move the markets. The profits of top financial firms and trading firms are heavily dependent on their ability to execute transactions quickly.
Wall Street indexes rose sharply on April 9th, 2025 after Trump announced in a Truth Social posting that he was going to pause most of his tariffs for 90-days.
Sources said that high-frequency traders would need access to the Truth API, as even a small speed advantage can lead to gains of hundreds of thousands on large trades.
On Thursday, The Financial Times published a report on the discussion about the $100 subscription fee.
TMTG faced intense competition with larger social media companies when it came to ramping up their media business. This new product includes a post archive that dates back to 2022, and will cover influential posts around the clock. It did not reveal who the customers were. The company has said that it already has signed up clients ahead of its August 1 launch.
Truth Social is a platform that allows users to follow accounts of people who are closely associated with Trump. This includes his sons Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump as well as other prominent supporters like Dan Bongino, and Sean Hannity.
According to filings with the regulatory authorities, The Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust owns approximately 114.75 millions shares. This represents about 41% all of TMTG’s outstanding stock. Trump’s investment portfolio is managed by the trust that his children supervise.
The question has been raised by critics as to whether Trump’s family and himself have tried to increase their wealth by taking advantage of policies that his administration announced. Trump’s most recent disclosures show that his crypto-related income was more than $1.4billion in 2018. This income came from the policies Trump had implemented.
Donald Sherman, the head of nonpartisan Washington watchdog Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, said that the Truth API agreement would be “extremely unethical” because it allows the president to receive payments for quicker access to his postings. It is hard to tell from the publicly-available information if it’s illegal.
Sherman and other experts point out that in this situation, the Constitution’s clauses on emoluments, which are designed to combat corruption, do not apply. The clauses prohibit federal officials from receiving gifts without the approval of Congress, while the president is prohibited from accepting gifts received from state governments.
Sherman explained that, while federal law prohibits the purchase or sale of securities based on non-public material information, this restriction does not apply to hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals who have access earlier to Sherman’s posts.
He said, “I do not think Congress or any other regulatory body would have ever imagined that a President or market mover would enter into this type of arrangement where they pay for access.”
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The president receives the money that goes into the trust, even though the White House claims Trump’s empire of businesses is run by his children.
The shares of TMTG have lost roughly 27% in value over the past year. They closed Friday at about $9.66, giving it a value of $2.7 billion.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an Air Quality Advisory to the following counties. Adams, Buffalo (Buffalo), Clark (Crawford), Grant (Jackson), La Crosse (La Crosse), Monroe (Monroe), Richland (Taylor), Trempealeau (Vernon) WHAT…The PM2.5 AQI will likely reach the level of Very Unhealthy to Unhealthy. WHERE…Statewide. When…Until Monday noon. Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: For Very Unhealthy (Purple) AQI: Sensitive groups: Avoid all physical activity outdoors. Replan activities for a better time of day or indoors. Asthmatics: Keep your quick-relief medication and asthma action plan handy. Heart disease patients: Palpitations, breathlessness, and unusual fatigue are all signs of a problem. Contact your doctor if you experience any of the symptoms listed above. All others: Reduce outdoor activity. If you are experiencing symptoms, go indoors. If the AQI is unhealthy (red), sensitive groups should consider rescheduling activities or moving them inside. If you feel symptoms, go inside. Asthmatics: Keep your quick-relief medication and asthma action plan handy. Heart disease patients: Palpitations, breathlessness, and unusual fatigue are all signs of a problem. Contact your doctor if you experience any of the symptoms listed above. All others: Limit outdoor activity duration and intensity. If you are experiencing symptoms, go inside. Further Details: Smoke will continue to move from the north and northeast throughout Saturday’s day before it settles over the state Sunday. The majority of areas will experience Unhealthy PM2.5 (Red), with the most severe impacts in the northeast, where it is possible to have Very Unhealthy PM2.5 (Purple). In some areas in the southwest, AQI (Orange PM2.5) may be Unhealthy only for Sensitive People. Smoke may not have reached the southwest half of the state by sunset on Saturday. This means that the smoke is expected to arrive over night, and will impact the entire state at 6 am Sunday. For more information on current air quality, please see: https://airquality.wi.gov

We broke the news yesterday that United Airlines authorized their reservations agents to allow passengers to change flights to other airports if they did not wish to fly to Palm Beach International Airport (now called President Donald J. Trump International Airport) at no cost, even though it was a more expensive itinerary. United Airlines reversed course after this story became viral and revoked the authorization to allow agents to accommodate passengers who prefer to fly to Miami or Fort Lauderdale instead of DJT at no cost.
United Airlines Ends Free-Changes Policy for Passengers Flying into Donald Trump Airport
The memo titled “West Palm Beach Airport Code and Name Change”, dated July 8, 2026, empowered the reservation agents of West Palm Beach to accommodate passengers who were scheduled to fly to Donald J. Trump International Airport in DJT to nearby Fort Lauderdale or Miami.
Use your power to suggest alternatives, such as Fort Lauderdale Airport or Miami International Airport.
It even included a script that could be used to calm down passengers who were upset by the name change.
I understand you don’t want to fly into this airport any more. You can consider other airports nearby, such as Fort Lauderdale or Miami. “Is this an acceptable alternate?”
This memo authorized agents to treat these voluntary changes in the same way as a “even exchange”, meaning that no extra fare was collected, even if MIA or FLL fare were higher.
United Airlines issued a statement after the viral memo saying that it was “poorly formulated” and “inaccurate”, without denying its accuracy, and added:
United customers can make changes without paying a fee to their tickets for several reasons. Our policy does not allow changes due to the name of the airport or its three-letter code.
The memo is not at all unclear. The memo may not have come from the C-Suite, but reservation agents were clearly allowed to use discretion in relocating disgruntled travelers flying to DJT. The memo still dates July 8th and has the same title. It was updated, but the rest of the information regarding United’s internal changes for changing PBI into DJT remained unchanged.
It’s easy to understand why United terminated its policy that was surprisingly liberal in accommodating disgruntled travelers… it was too generous and open to abuse by those who booked to DJT as it was less expensive than using this policy not published to change to FLL, MIA or other airports. When United gave its agents the leeway to move passengers, I doubt they expected it to become a viral policy, particularly during the critical time when United CEO Scott Kirby was cultivating a close relationship with Trump’s administration.
The airport was not renamed DJT by United Airlines or the airport. Those who oppose the change should contact the Florida State Legislature who made the unprecedented decision. This was the first time an airport was named after a president who is still in office. United Airlines’ policy was deemed disproportionate, given that it did not have any control over or influence on the name of the airport.
CONCLUSION
A few angry passengers’ exception became a global viral sensation, as a sign of our unique time. United clarified their policy quickly, removing the discretion of agents in making exchanges even if the fare had increased. United’s domestic ticket policy, except for basic economy tickets, remains flexible. This means that those who have booked a flight to DJT, can change it into MIA, FLL, or FLL… but any difference in price will be payable.

Alison McCullough had never been in better shape when, while shaving her arm, she discovered a lump. In September 2025 she was going to model for New York Fashion Week, and so had been working on her body. She was familiar with her body and knew that a bump such as this could be interpreted in a number of ways.
McCullough was 39 when she wanted it examined, but she found that getting the care she needed to be more difficult than expected. A mobile mammogram service provider refused her because she didn’t meet the American Cancer Society recommendation of women starting regular mammograms at 40. Her primary doctor had to refer her, and the waiting time for an appointment wasn’t short. There were few other options in her state, Alaska.
McCullough explained, “I was forced to go through hoops.” It’s a lengthy process, especially when time is an issue.
McCullough avoided looking at the worst case scenarios while she waited. McCullough’s appearance at New York Fashion Week served as a “great diversion.” Almost two months after discovering the lump, her aggressive breast cancer was finally diagnosed.
“I was stunned, and each time I received new information it seemed to be worse. McCullough explained that he went from being told “Yes, it is breast cancer” to learning, “It is an aggressive cancer and you carry the BRCA-2 genetic mutation, so your cancer will be harder to treat.” In my head, I assumed that they would remove it and then I could be done. Then I was told that you don’t need chemotherapy and you will lose your hair. It just got worse. I felt like, ‘Am I ever gonna get good news?'”
An intimidating diagnosis
McCullough has been diagnosed with triple-negative cancer. This cancer accounts for 10% to 15% of all cases of breast cancer. Dr. Erica Mayer is the director of clinical breast research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Mayer did not take part in McCullough’s treatment.
Triple-negative means that the cancer has been found to be negative for all three receptors. These are estrogen receptors (or progesterone), HER2 receptors (or HER2), and progesterone. Mayer explained that knowing which receptors the tumor is positive for or negative allows doctors to customize treatments to these targets.
Triple-negative cancers lack receptors and cannot be treated by most targeted treatments. Patients can choose to use traditional treatments like chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, or more modern approaches such as immunotherapy, and drugs that deliver targeted chemotherapy called antibody drug conjugates. Mayer stated that “our patients today are better off than ever before and have a greater chance to be cured” of their cancer.
McCullough, however, was still scared when she learned that the treatment options available to her were less than what she had expected. She was shocked to learn that the center at which she had been scheduled to receive chemotherapy would not be able see her until over a whole month. She feared that any further delay would prove fatal after her delayed diagnosis.
I was seated there, and my husband said, “This cancer is spreading. Over a month has passed. McCullough remembered. They decided that it was now time to “start thinking further away.”
I hung on there
McCullough, her husband and their children began to look for other options. They learned of City of Hope – a cancer treatment and research organization that has facilities located in four different states. McCullough expected to have to wait for days before receiving a reply when she called City of Hope’s Phoenix office in Arizona on a friday. She heard from the organization within hours.
McCullough remembered that they told him, “If you could get to us by Wednesday next week we would have the whole team come and meet you, and make a plan for you, and you’d be able to get in right away.” Two days later my husband and myself were on the plane.
McCullough’s oncologist from Alaska developed a treatment plan that was approved by the City of Hope oncology team. In Alaska, McCullough’s appointments were spread out over several facilities. McCullough expressed relief at not having to “drive around in the snow and ice to find each appointment.”
She didn’t have to wait weeks for her treatment, but only “a few days”. Two forms of chemotherapy were used in the six-month treatment regimen. She said that the first three months were relatively free of side effects. The next three, however, “slowed her down” a little.
I had trouble understanding what it felt like to have an immunocompromise. McCullough said, “I hung on.” McCullough said, “I had prepared for Fashion Week before, but I knew I would have to face something much bigger.” “It was good that I had the strength I did going into my journey with cancer.”
The best news and “a big win”
McCullough completed chemotherapy in March. She said that this alone was a “big win” because not everyone makes it through. Her doctors advised a double mastectomy to prevent the cancer from returning. McCullough had this procedure done in April. McCullough’s oncologist told her in May that she was now cancer free. She had been warned by her doctor that McCullough might need more radiation, or oral long-term chemotherapy.
McCullough stated, “It’s the best thing that ever happened.”
McCullough was able to start reconstructive surgery after this milestone. McCullough was also able to finally return home: She moved to Alaska in early June just in time for her son’s birthday.
McCullough stated that her priority is to spend time with her family as she recuperates. McCullough also hopes to return to her gym and to the runway to tell her story.
I can see glimpses of pageantry and fashion shows in my near future! McCullough spoke. These things keep me physically accountable, and also give me a way to tell my story.