It’s a weird time for electric cars, trucks, and SUVs. We’ve never seen as much growth in the segment as we have in recent years, across growing infrastructure and exciting new developments in electric powertrain technology. But a number of factors have conspired to put the brakes on that forward momentum, and we’re seeing every automaker and its grandmother announcing a step back from electric vehicles.
In some instances, you have automakers dropping their flagship EVs entirely, like Ford with its F-150 Lightning. Others are simply stepping away from the EV segment to take some time off, like a college student taking a gap year to find themselves, and others are only skipping the 2026 model year on a technicality without actually slowing models down. Some of these models may be back before you know it, but don’t go looking for the 2026 model.
Models have been chosen for inclusion in this list on the basis of automakers announcing a hiatus in production. That is, models that are on hold for the next year, but not permanently discontinued as yet.
Hyundai Kona Electric
The Kona Electric Is One Of Hyundai’s Slower-Selling EVs
Base Specs (2025)
Power
133 hp
Range
200 Miles
MSRP
$32,975
You can still find the Hyundai Kona Electric available to build and price on Hyundai’s website, but it’s a 2025 model with limited options. This comes as no surprise, as Hyundai only managed to sell 1,980 Kona Electrics in the first half of 2025, and that’s before the EV credits went up in smoke.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 put a respectable 47,023 sales on the board for 2025. But the brand’s second best-selling electric car, the Ioniq 6, only sold 10,478 units, representing a pretty steep falloff from gold to silver, and perfectly illustrating the brand’s motive in taking a step back from the electric segment.
Audi A6 E-Tron
The Audi A6 E-Tron Is Still Available, Not For The 2026 Model Year
Base Specs (2025)
Power
302 hp
Range
392 Miles
MSRP
$65,900
The Audi A6 E-Tron only makes this list on a technicality. The car’s not actually going anywhere, as the 2027 model is already listed on the brand’s build & price configurator, but Audi isn’t selling an A6 E-Tron under the 2026 model year label. It’s like when you show up five minutes late for work and the jokers at the office ask if you’re coming in early for tomorrow’s shift.
Audi clearly has a lot of faith in its EV segment, having sold more than 223,000 EVs globally last year, representing a 36% growth from the end of the 2024 sales year. 37,000 of those units, globally, were Audi A6 E-Trons. Here in the US, EVs represented around 33,000 of 202,000 units sold, a 15% bump from last year, despite an overall dip of 12% in sales for the brand’s US arm.
Audi Q6 E-Tron
Like The A6 E-Tron, The Q6 E-Tron Isn’t Really Taking A Break
Base Specs (2025)
Power
322 hp
Range
321 Miles
MSRP
$63,800
Just like its sedan sibling, the Audi Q6 E-Tron isn’t actually taking a break, Audi just isn’t selling a Q6 E-Tron under the 2026 model year tag. Also like the A6 E-Tron, the Q6 E-Tron had a solid year for 2025, selling around 84,000 units globally, and 17,207 in the US alone.
Audi’s relative success in the EV market underlines some of the issues facing electric adoption here in the US. Audi is a driver-oriented luxury car brand, appealing to a segment of buyers who don’t mind paying $63,800 for a 322-horse SUV that cuts through winding mountain roads like a hot knife through lukewarm butter. Making EVs that are accessible and affordable, now that the EV credits have been taken out of the equation, is another story.
Dodge Charger Daytona R/T
Dodge Is Dropping The Entry-Level Electric Charger
Base Specs (2025)
Power
456 hp
Range
308 Miles
MSRP
$57,995
A Dodge spokesperson told Carscoops last year that the Dodge Charger Daytona R/T would be postponed for the 2026 model year. Note that the R/T is the 456-hp entry-level model. The 630-hp Scat Pack is sticking around for now.
Dodge sold 7,421 Charger Daytonas total in 2025, with the numbers taking a sharp downturn in the fourth quarter, after we lost the EV credits. We’ve seen worse, but this is apparently far short of what Dodge was expecting for the electric muscle cars.
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We don’t know how these sales numbers break down by trim, but, by all appearances, it would seem as if the Scat Pack is turning heads as a $64,995 alternative to supercars, and must be justifying its existence as a niche product. Meanwhile, the entry-level R/T isn’t tough enough to make up for the fact that it’s an electric all-wheel drive muscle car.
Polestar 2
Polestar Will Be Bringing The 2 Back For 2027
Base Specs (2025)
Power
455 hp
Range
276 Miles
MSRP
$64,800
We reported early last year on Polestar’s decision to put the 2 on hold. Tariffs passed under both President Biden and President Trump have simply taken too big of a bite out of the Polestar 2’s profitability in the US, so the plan, for the time being, is to come back for the 2027 model year.
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Polestar is actually developing a handful of new electric models to market, as well, including the Polestar 5 sedan, with up to 884 hp, although there’s no guarantee that this one is coming to the US at the moment. Polestar is looking to invest big in the European EV market for now, and we’ll have to wait and see what the brand decides to bring Stateside.
Since Polestar is a dedicated electric brand, it wouldn’t make much sense for the company to drop the 2 entirely. We don’t expect to see any delays for the 2027 Polestar 2, but stranger things have happened.
Nissan Leaf S
Nissan’s Entry-Level EV Isn’t So Entry-Level Without That Tax Credit
Base Specs (2025)
Power
147 hp
Range
149 Miles
MSRP
$28,140
To be clear, the Nissan Leaf isn’t going anywhere, but the budget-friendly Nissan Leaf S won’t be available for the 2026 model year, with the range currently starting at the 214-hp S+, listed at a starting MSRP of $29,990. The 2026 Leaf S was set to be a significant upgrade over the 2025 model, with a 174-horse powertrain and 210 miles of range, and priced to undercut the Chevrolet Bolt EV.
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All Nissan will say of the car’s hiatus (and potential discontinuation) is that they made the decision based on the “evolving EV landscape.” When the brand first planned the third-gen Leaf S, it was no doubt banking on those federal EV credits to help get the price down to around $22,000 or thereabouts. There’s not much point pitching your new car to the public as the cheapest available EV when it’s going to cost them more than $30,000 after taxes.
Sources: Nissan, Hyundai, Polestar, Audi, Stellantis.
