The soon-to-be-retired electrical SUV was born from a collaboration with GM.
After cancelling three EVs in March, Honda is getting out of the US EV recreation totally by ending gross sales of the Honda Prologue on the finish of this 2026 mannequin yr, CarBuzz stories. The corporate introduced the electrical SUV in 2021, and began promoting it in 2024. With simply two years in the marketplace, it is one more casualty of the top of federal EV incentives within the US.
“Honda will conclude gross sales of Prologue later this yr following completion of the 2026 mannequin yr,” the corporate stated in a press release to CarBuzz. “Prologue prospects will proceed to obtain full help via our vendor community, together with service, elements, and guarantee protection.” Engadget has contacted Honda for extra details about its EV plans within the US as soon as the Prologue is retired. We’ll replace this text if we hear again.
The Prologue wasn’t as common because the Tesla Mannequin Y or Mannequin 3 in its first full yr of gross sales, in accordance with Electrek, however it was nonetheless the sixth-best-selling EV within the US. It was additionally the product of a singular collaboration with Normal Motors, the place Honda deliberate to make use of the automobile maker’s one-size-fits-all Ultium battery platform to kickstart an eventual shift into predominantly EV gross sales. GM finally deserted Ultium in 2024 in favor of different battery designs, prompting Honda to focus by itself platform.
Honda later demoed a few of its next-gen EVs in November 2025, however it was noncommittal about bringing them to the US. Cancelling the Honda O sedan and SUV in March signalled the corporate will doubtless withhold future EVs from the US. The corporate nonetheless sells compact EVs in nations like Japan and China, in fact, however within the US, its zero-emission car choices are really restricted. With out the Prologue, the one choice is the Honda CR-V e:FCEV, a hydrogen gasoline cell automobile that is solely offered in California.
Whereas the Prologue joins the rising graveyard of cancelled or retired EVs, there’s a silver lining, of a form. The lack of federal incentives has typically damage the EV enterprise, however the rising value of fuel has truly helped EV gross sales to stabilize. And in the event you reside in California, now you can buy your first new or used EV at a slight low cost because of not too long ago launched prompt rebates.
