Legacy Carmakers Pivot Back to Hybrids

Large incumbent automakers may shift away from full‑electric roadmaps toward hybrid and mixed‑fuel portfolios after real‑world product, cost, and competitiveness failures with early EV bets. This reversal includes delayed internal gas‑phaseout targets, cancelled EV programs, and large restructuring charges that reshape model lineups and investment plans. — If other majors follow Honda, the political and economic case for rapid electrification policies, subsidies, and supply‑chain planning shifts — and the timelines for emissions reductions — will need reappraisal.