Production of the Ram 1500 REV has been pushed back to 2026 because of "slowing industry demand."
Automakers and brands, from mass market to luxury to exotic, grappled with slowing electric vehicle adoption in 2024, prompting program delays and suspensions that are already spilling over into 2025.
Trump’s transition team reportedly wants to eliminate the $7,500 federal tax credit used to spur EV demand. Only Congress can fully rescind the consumer rebate, though Trump has authority to set limits on which companies are eligible to offer the rebates. Trump, in an executive order, has also directed federal agencies to pause disbursement of funds appropriated through two laws President Biden signed — the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — including funding for EV charging stations.
For some of the world’s biggest suppliers, the change in EV timing will weigh heavily on future earnings as they make fewer parts for EVs than they were banking on.
Here is a collection of EV product delays and pauses, as well as production-related delays that were announced in 2024 and 2025.
Aston Martin
The U.K. automaker has pushed back the debut of its first battery-electric vehicle to 2026 from 2025 because of a lack of consumer demand. Aston Martin, which announced the delay in early 2024, is using EV technology from Lucid Motors for several planned battery-electric vehicles.
Bentley's sketch of its first full-electric car shows a similar profile to the Bentayga but with a more compact footprint.
Bentley
The British ultraluxury brand launched a strategic plan in 2020 named Beyond 100, which called for a rush of new EVs and to go all-electric by 2030. But Bentley in November 2024 pivoted and rebranded the plan Beyond 100+, which now calls to go all-electric in 2035. Bentley’s first EV will be what it calls a “luxury urban” SUV and will be unveiled in 2026, with sales starting in 2027. Bentley first planned to launch its first EV in 2025 followed by four other electric models spaced a year apart before going all-electric by 2030.
Ford
Ford Motor Co. in August cancelled long-planned three-row electric crossovers and delayed its next-generation full-size electric pickup by 18 months. The launch of the pickup, codenamed “T3,” was pushed back by more than a year to late 2027. While vehicle output has been delayed, Ford said a battery plant at its Blue Oval City complex in Tennessee remains on track to begin producing cells in 2025.
General Motors
General Motors in early December said it no longer needed four U.S. battery plants to support EV output and will sell its stake in one of the facilities to joint-venture partner LG Energy Solution. The Ultium Cells plant under construction near Lansing, Mich., will become wholly owned by LG and supply an automaker other than GM.
GM in July said it would delay production of electric pickups at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan until mid-2026, pushing back the start date six months. The automaker also said it would delay Buick’s first U.S.-bound EV, which CEO Mary Barra said had been planned for 2024, though the company has not provided an a new timeline for its showroom debut.
Ineos Automotive's next model, the Fusilier midsize SUV, will be offered with battery-electric and range-extender powertrains. It is slightly smaller than the brand's Grenadier SUV.
Ineos
The relatively new British automaker in July delayed the Fusilier battery-electric SUV, citing waning consumer demand for EVs and uncertainty around tariffs. Production of the Fusilier had been expected to begin in 2027.
Lamborghini first showed its Lanzador EV concept in 2023.
Porsche’s electric Cayenne planned for 2026 could be delayed, as will battery-only variants of the 718 Cayman and Boxster sports cars, according to Automobilwoche, an affiliate of Automotive News in Germany.
Production versions of the Scout pickup and SUV concepts, shown with Scout Motors Chief Design Officer Chris Benjamin, have been postponed.
Scout
Volkswagen Group’s fledgling Scout Motors unit in October revealed the Traveler SUV and Terra pickup as production-intent concepts but with significant changes. Scout now plans to offer an optional extended-range EV energy system, something CEO Scott Keogh previously ruled out, alongside all-electric models. Scout also said output at a plant under construction in South Carolina will begin in 2027, and not late 2026, as previously planned.
Stellantis
Ram was slated to begin sales of the 1500 REV, its first electric pickup, in early 2025 but the brand on Dec. 18 said the launch would be pushed back to 2026, citing “slowing industry demand.” Ram will instead launch the extended-range 1500 Ramcharger first, which will be available to order in the first half of 2025.
Chrysler’s electric crossover that was slotted for a 2026 release has been put on hold until further notice, the company told suppliers in an email obtained by Mopar Insiders. Chrysler parent Stellantis told suppliers in the memo that any spending associated with the program, code-named C6X (CA), should be “suspended immediately.” Chrysler brand CEO Chris Feuell later said the brand is assessing the EV market and “our customers’ needs and wants.”
Tesla
CEO Elon Musk killed plans in early 2024 for an all-new affordable EV that would serve as a mass-market, global entry model for the brand. Rather, Musk shifted Tesla’s efforts to use an existing compact vehicle platform, with some upgrades, for more affordable models the company has yet to reveal. Tesla is still developing the new platform, using less expensive manufacturing methods, for the Cybercab, a dedicated robotaxi model without human controls such as a steering wheel and pedals.
Toyota and Subaru
Toyota Motor Corp., citing “production preparation issues,” has delayed the start of EV output in North America until the first half of 2026. Toyota originally planned to begin manufacturing its first locally built EV, a three-row crossover, at a Georgetown, Ky., assembly plant in the second half of 2025, for delivery to dealerships this year or early 2026, depending on production. The plant was also going to manufacture a three-row EV crossover for partner Subaru, which has also been delayed.
In September, VW included the ID7 as part of its product display for retailers to check out. The electric sedan's launch date is unclear.
Volkswagen
Volkswagen of America in May 2024 said the U.S. launch of the ID7 electric sedan would be delayed for an unspecified amount of time. VW previously said the midsize model would launch in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2024. In October, Pablo Di Si, then CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said the U.S. launch could happen as soon as 2025. However, Di Si left the automaker in November.
Volvo
The Swedish luxury brand had been steadfast in its vow to become EV-only by 2030. But in September, Volvo said it would expand its lineup with new longer-range plug-in hybrids. Volvo now aims for PHEVs and battery-only models to account for at least 90 percent of its global sales in 2030.
