{"id":135595,"date":"2026-03-26T02:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.einnews.com\/article\/901801352"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T05:14:06","slug":"hyped-new-electric-cars-brutally-axed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/hyped-new-electric-cars-brutally-axed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyped new electric cars brutally axed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hyped new electric cars brutally axed<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Even more Honda electric vehicles (EVs) have been given the axe before they made it to production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sony Honda<\/a> Mobility, which is a joint venture between Honda and Sony, has indefinitely delayed the launch of the Afeela 1 electric<\/a> sedan<\/a>, as well as its follow-up electric SUV<\/a> model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company claims that this is due to Honda’s “reassessment of its automobile electrification strategy”, which it announced earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“SHM [Sony Honda Mobility] will not be able to utilise certain technologies and assets that were originally planned to be provided by Honda at the time of SHM’s initial business planning,” explained the company in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As a result it determined there is no “viable path forward” to bring the Afeela 1 and its SUV counterpart to market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company is issuing full refunds to those who placed reservations for the Afeela 1 in California, USA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sony Honda Mobility first revealed a concept<\/a> version of the Afeela 1 at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in 2023 before revealing it in production guise at CES in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It had been planned for production to commence at Honda’s Ohio production facility by mid-2026. The electric SUV counterpart was set to follow in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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