--- title: "Honda’s EV Reversal Just Killed Sony’s Electric Car: TDS" date: "2026-03-25" modified: "2026-03-25" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/hondas-ev-reversal-just-killed-sonys-electric-car-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "honda" - "sedan" --- # Honda’s EV Reversal Just Killed Sony’s Electric Car: TDS ![Afeela 1 sedan]() *\Sony Honda Mobility\* Welcome to *[The Downshift]()*, or *TDS* for short. *TDS* aims to bring you all the biggest headlines in the automotive world every morning. Stories are summarized in a few sentences at most with links to follow for more information, for the especially curious. Happy Wednesday, let's see what's cooking. 🔊 Episode 9 of *The Drivecast*, *The Drive’s* new weekly podcast, will go live later today. Be sure to stay tuned, whether you listen on *The Drive*, [Apple Podcasts](), or [Spotify](). 🪦 It's official: Sony Honda Mobility has pulled the plug on the Afeela project after Honda pulled the plug on its own 0 Series EVs, the joint venture [announced]() Wednesday morning. The Afeela 1 electric sedan was to share a platform with the now-canceled EVs, so the shift in planning for Honda essentially doomed SHM as well. It's the end of a saga for Sony that began all the way back in 2020, when it first showed off its Vision-S concept at CES, before Honda got involved. SHM says it will refund all reservation holders. 📹 Toyota [will recall]() nearly 145,000 Lexus models, including the NX250, NX350, RX350, and TX350, due to rearview cameras that may not function properly when reversing. Dealers will update the relevant software free of charge. 🎥 Ford is [also recalling]() about 255,000 SUVs, including the Explorer as well as the Lincoln Aviator, Nautilus, and Navigator, for wonky image processing module behavior that may impact the backup camera as well as ADAS features. This flaw should be corrected by an over-the-air update, if owners can't bring their vehicles in for service. 🌟 Stellantis' North American design boss, Scott Krugger, reaffirmed to media that the company is committed to the Chrysler brand in light of its recent leadership change. "There’s a lot going on in the studio, there’s a lot of interest in \[Chrysler\] from the highest levels of this company right now. We know there’s a place for Chrysler," Krugger said, per *[Automotive News]()*. 🇦🇺 Aussies love their pickups as much as Americans, but the Ford F-150, which only launched in the country three years ago, has had a rough go of it due to quality-control "teething problems," *[CarSales]()* reports. Ford Australia says a new process is in place to shore those up, including left-to-right-hand-drive conversions. 🚐 Mercedes-Maybach has [teased the VLS](), an especially opulent version of Merc's upcoming VLE van that the brand describes as a "grand limousine." *Got a tip or feedback? Reach out to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()