Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the recent Tokyo auto show with the 0 Series of EVs, which have now been cancelled. Honda has made the shock announcement that it’s cancelling its much-hyped 0-Series electric car models — which would have been an impressively sleek shovel-nosed saloon, and a cool-looking mid-size SUV — as it says that not enough people are buying EVs. Honda’s woes aren’t only down to the US government’s decision to rescind EV incentives. The Japanese company has said that it will retrench its efforts, focusing on its core hybrid models, and putting its efforts into the US and European markets. It’s part of a general strategy at VW to start giving its EV models names rather than numbers, hence the new compact ID.

Source: The Irish Times March 13, 2026 11:08 UTC