From Around the Web

Honda has made the decision to cancel the development and market launch of three EV models that had been planned for production in the U.S., namely the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX. We wrote about the Zero's launch in our CES coverage last year.

https://global.honda/en/newsroom/news/2026/c260312eng.html

Professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI. As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/mar/10/ai-impact-professors-students-learning

The AI Banned at 3pm Was Selecting Targets by Midnight [looks like, despite deep tentacles into all available data that is AI's strength, it also included a girls' school that killed around 200 people. The equivalent of 7 monkeys typing should never be put into reasoning or decision making situations, which was Anthropic's point.]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zoY_-aRmPoM

Ford introduces a Men's Only Edition Explorer during Women's History Month.

https://www.ford.com/explorermensonlyedition/

Domestic chipmakers in Korea have enough helium stockpiles to last about six months, according to a report from the Korea Times.

https://www.gasworld.com/story/korea-chipmakers-have-helium-stockpiles-for-six-months/2174283.article/

Sodium-ion batteries hit the Midwestern grid in first-of-its-kind pilot

https://electrek.co/2026/03/11/sodium-ion-batteries-hit-the-midwestern-grid-in-first-of-its-kind-pilot/

EV progress report: EV sales and affordability are reaching a tipping point. The EU’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) market has hit record levels. This has been driven by the EU’s car CO₂ regulation, the backbone of Europe’s automotive climate and industrial policy.

https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ev-progress-report-2026

Lucid Reveals Lunar Robotaxi, A Two-Seat Tesla Cybercab Competitor. The California startup is developing its own robotaxi on the upcoming midsize platform to challenge the Tesla Cybercab.

https://insideevs.com/news/789842/lucid-lunar-tesla-cybercab-style-robotaxi/