You thought these EVs were coming to the US, but now they’re off the table – Jalopnik

Remember when all the car companies seemed to be going crazy about electric vehicles? They all tried to add EVs to their lineup – sometimes even appropriating the names of older classics, like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, or replacing iconic gasoline models altogether, like the Dodge Charger. Well, those days are long gone. The US market has cooled on electric cars, tariffs on electric cars and essential parts are skyrocketing, and the $7,500 federal tax credit has expired. Some car manufacturers even scaled back their EV plans last year.

That means several EVs you might have expected wouldn’t make it to U.S. dealers. These models include the Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Banshee, Ram 1500 REV, Ford’s planned three-row electric SUV, two Nissan electric sedans, the Maserati MC20 Folgore, Honda’s three-row electric SUV and the Volkswagen ID.7. Additionally, there are no plans for a 2026 Nissan Ariya in the United States and Ford is considering canceling the F-150 Lightning.

We feel like we have to mention the new Tesla Roadster here. No, it hasn’t been officially canceled and you can still find a page to reserve it on Tesla’s website. But the prototype was unveiled in 2017 and should be launched in 2020. Then it was postponed until 2021. It’s now almost the end of 2025 and – surprise, surprise – no Roadster. Not even an update. Of course, Tesla has been over-promising and under-delivering lately, as lead times for new products often, you know, increase. Elonclosed. But at least a new promised launch time that will definitely be broken would be nice. Don’t worry, though: Tesla will happily take your $50,000 reservation in the meantime.

Luckily, Stellantis, Dodge’s parent company, came to its senses and brought back the ICE-powered Charger we all know and love. But that also means it has canceled plans for the new electrified Dodge Charger Daytona SRT.

We think that, had they been introduced correctly, EV versions of the Charger and Challenger could have co-existed with the gas versions. Looking at the example of the Ford Mustang, the Mach-E has actually outsold the real Mustang lately (which created another trigger for our ire). To be honest, the Mach-E isn’t really an electric version of the Mustang. But we think this shows there’s plenty of room for similarly named petrol and electric vehicles.

Why wouldn’t Ram go after a full-size pickup EV? Is Ford not doing well with the F-150 Lightning? According to The Wall Street JournalFord is considering discontinuing the Lightning. Even though the F-150 Lightning’s sales are rising year over year, outpacing the industry in the EV market and outpacing every other EV pickup, including the Cybertruck, it’s still not meeting expectations. Yes, it’s outpacing the industry, but the EV market is nevertheless taking a downward turn.

Stellantis, Ram’s parent company, has seen which way the wind is blowing and has decided to shelve the EV version of the Ram 1500 completely. Completely, that is, except for the name. The Ram 1500 REV name is now given to a gas-powered pickup with an electric range, and not a full EV version. After all, you can’t let all that Super Bowl advertising money go to waste.

Another casualty of this change is the all-electric three-row SUV that Ford had planned. But Ford announced last year that it would not continue with that vehicle. If Indoor EVs According to Ford’s CFO John Lawler, Ford said the company looked at things like competition, pricing, how big the battery should be, and “couldn’t put together a vehicle that met our requirement to be profitable in the first twelve months after launch.”

That doesn’t mean that Ford has completely abandoned plans for electric vehicles. There has been no official announcement of the Lightning’s cancellation at the time of writing. As far as we know, production of the Mach-E is still planned and Ford is moving ahead with plans for electric commercial vehicles.

Nissan has now decided to delay production of these two vehicles by ten months, citing market concerns. This does not make us hopeful about the future of those SUVs. What exactly does Nissan expect to change in the American EV market in ten months?

Nissan itself doesn’t seem particularly optimistic about the near future of the EV market. In addition to canceling EV sedans and delaying the new SUVs, Nissan has also halted U.S. production of the 2026 Ariya, with no confirmation of production for the 2027 model year. That leaves the Leaf as Nissan’s only EV for the 2026 model year. For now, you can still find the 2025 Ariya for sale, and the 2026 model will be available in Japan. But if you’re in the US, no Ariya 2026 for you!

But apparently Maserati customers didn’t want that. The company discovered that its customer base preferred the gasoline engine and wasn’t ready to switch, so it scrapped plans for the electric supercar. We suspect that drivers who buy the MC20 will have to make do with its V6 engine and its paltry 621 hp.

Things are looking a little bleak for electric cars in America, but we don’t think they’ll be going anywhere anytime soon. It’s just that the market for it isn’t what automakers expected. We expect demand to pick up again, albeit at a more moderate pace, if electric car prices ever match the affordability of equivalent gas-powered cars and as more charging stations are built. But right now, what’s affordable for consumers may not be profitable for automakers when it comes to electric vehicles. But we’ll have to wait to see what the future holds for electrified vehicles.