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Honda Cancels All Three U.S.-Built EVs as It Expects to Lose up to $15.8 Billion
(www.caranddriver.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2026
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Why do companies specifically make EV cars look weird? I guess I can see the marketing reason. It's just silly though.
Maybe one day we will see function put over form.
Aerodynamics to reduce drag in an attempt to increase range.
To make it distinct.
The new Ford F150 Lightning actually looks like the standard gasoline truck it's based on.
And as it turns out, it wasn't enough to keep it alive.
No pickup buyer gives a flying fuck about global climate change.
Polestars look like every generic car out there.
Their EV marketing sucks ass, probably intentionally. I own an EV and I loved the Ford Lightning back when it first came out. I had no idea the new Lightning was an EV until I happened to see one in person and even that was luck that I happened to notice it.
Yeah, Ford has a reputation for ~~whoring out~~ recycling old nameplates for new vehicles completely unrelated to their namesake's predecessor.
Watch Will Prowse's videos on the Lightning he owned. He was not a fan, and I think he ended up getting a replacement that was just as bad, and he finally unloaded it. And Prowse is a rabid EV-solar guy, but he doesn't put up with shit. Can't say I'd be in a hurry to buy one and I really want an EV pickup.
Aerodynamics
Because Honda Japan is too its own ass to give Honda America credit for doing a phenomenal job in the Honda Prologue.
Thats the one thing I do like about Tesla. They were well styled. No pointless vents or wank. They just looked good.