Several electric and plug-in models are headed out of the American market after the 2026 model year, according to roundups from iTechPost, Motor1 and CarBuzz. The reasons range from slow sales and import fees to recalls and company-wide strategy shifts. Here are twelve electric and hybrid models reported to be leaving.
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1. Honda Prologue: Prologue Ends
Honda is ending U.S. availability of its Prologue EV after the 2026 model year, according to iTechPost. The report appears in an iTechPost discontinuation roundup of cars ending production for 2027.
The report gives no reason in the material available, so motives are not stated here. Whether support for existing owners changes is not addressed. The report ties the end to the close of the 2026 model year, which makes 2026 the last year of U.S. availability that the source describes.
2. BMW iX: iX Departs
BMW’s iX electric SUV leaves the U.S. market for 2027, according to iTechPost’s 2027 discontinued cars report.
The wording describes a departure from the American market for the 2027 model year. The report does not say whether a successor is planned. The iTechPost roundup groups the iX with other cars whose production ends around 2027, and the timing it describes is by model year rather than a calendar date. No reasons or sales figures for the iX appear in the material available.
3. Volvo EX30: EX30 Sales Halt
Volvo will also discontinue U.S. sales of the EX30 electric crossover, iTechPost reports in its list of ending models.
The report describes a halt to American sales only and does not say the EX30 ends elsewhere. Reasons are not given in the material available. The EX30 is described as an electric crossover in the report, and the discontinuation is limited to the American market in the wording given. No sales figures or causes accompany the entry, so the announcement is the only claim being made.
4. Volkswagen ID.4: Absent From the Lineup
The Volkswagen ID.4 will be absent from the U.S. lineup for 2027, per iTechPost’s production-ending roundup.
Being absent for 2027 leaves open whether the ID.4 returns later, and the report as summarized does not say. The same article covers other brands’ EVs leaving. The absence is framed as a gap in the model-year lineup rather than a permanent end, though the report does not say which. No sales numbers or reasons are attached, so this entry rests on a single sentence from iTechPost.
5. Tesla Model S: Making Room for Robots
Motor1 reports Tesla Model S production is winding down to make way for production of Optimus humanoid robots at Fremont. The Motor1 dead cars feature lists it among models ending for 2027.
The stated reason is repurposing factory capacity rather than a verdict on the car. Timing details beyond the winding down are not in the source summary. Motor1 lists it among models that are dead for 2027, which puts the Model S in the same group as cars discontinued for market or cost reasons, even though the reason given here concerns factory use.
6. Tesla Model X: Getting Long in the Tooth
The Tesla Model X ends after 2026, and Motor1 notes it was getting a bit long in the tooth. The sedan’s sibling appears in the same 2027 dead cars list from Motor1.
Age is the only reason given for the Model X. The Model S entry is on the same Motor1 list, with a different reason attached. Motor1 gives no sales or cost reasons for the Model X in the summary available, so age is the only explanation on file. The model is listed as ending after 2026, matching the cutoff used throughout this gallery.
7. Jeep Wrangler 4xe: Plug-In Wrangler Ends
The plug-in Jeep Wrangler 4xe ends after a 2025 recall that impacted more than 228,000 vehicles, Motor1 reports; the standard Wrangler continues. The Motor1 discontinuation feature carries the detail.
Motor1’s wording links the ending to the recall by sequence, and whether the recall was the decisive reason is not stated. Existing 4xe owners are not addressed. The standard Wrangler continues, so the change affects only the plug-in version. The 228,000-vehicle figure is Motor1’s description of the recall’s size, and the recall is dated 2025.
8. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe: Grand Cherokee Plug-In Ends
The plug-in Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe is ending after a massive 2025 recall affecting more than 90,000 vehicles, according to Motor1’s dead cars for 2027 feature.
The pattern matches the Wrangler 4xe entry, a plug-in variant dropped after a recall. The source does not say whether the standard Grand Cherokee is affected. At more than 90,000 vehicles, the recall named is smaller than the Wrangler 4xe’s more than 228,000, though both are described as 2025 events. The summary available does not say what the recalls involved.
9. Ford F-150 Lightning: Scrapped at a Loss
CarBuzz reports the electric F-150 Lightning is being scrapped after costing Ford tens of thousands of dollars for every unit sold. The claim appears in CarBuzz’s discontinued models for 2027 list.
The loss-per-unit figure is CarBuzz’s characterization, described only as tens of thousands of dollars. No exact number is given in the source. Because the report concerns production economics, the Lightning’s end is not tied to a safety issue in the source. It is described as being scrapped rather than paused or reworked.
10. Hyundai Ioniq 6: Too Expensive to Sell
CarBuzz says the Korean-built Hyundai Ioniq 6 proved too expensive to keep selling at a reasonable price, citing slow sales and a 25% import fee; it sold 10,478 units in 2026. The CarBuzz 2027 discontinuation list makes the case.
The 2026 sales figure is CarBuzz’s, and the year is still in progress, so the total may change. Import cost is the main pressure the outlet names. A 25% import fee and slow sales are the two pressures CarBuzz names, and the car’s Korean build is what exposes it to that fee in the outlet’s account.
11. Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid: Stellantis Drops Plug-Ins
The Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid is discontinued, CarBuzz reports, as part of a company-wide Stellantis decision to phase out plug-ins. The CarBuzz discontinued models list includes it.
The decision is described as company-wide, so it reads as a strategy shift rather than a problem specific to the minivan. The source does not address the non-hybrid Pacifica. CarBuzz uses the word discontinued, and the plug-in version is the part of the model named. No sales numbers accompany the entry in the material available.
12. Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray: E-Ray Replaced
CarBuzz lists the hybrid Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray as discontinued, replaced by the Grand Sport X with a 6.7-liter V8 and 721 combined hp. The CarBuzz 2027 roundup includes the swap.
CarBuzz calls it a hybrid, which puts it at the edge of a list otherwise made of EVs and plug-ins, and frames the change as a replacement rather than a simple cancellation. The 6.7-liter V8 and 721 combined horsepower are the replacement’s figures as CarBuzz gives them.
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