# Episode 111: The Contradictions Inherent to Honda

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Podcast: [Tired: The Car Podcast For People Who Understand That Cars Are Bad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tired-the-car-podcast-for-people-who-understand-that-cars-are-bad-7028719)
Published: 2026-03-19T22:08:01+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3546

## Resource

While Peter drives south to Sebring, enjoy Rory's read on Honda's decision to walk back their EVs, including the Honda 0. But can any automaker in the U.S., functioning as yet another monad within capitalism, make informed decisions? Or is the whole system... bad? You can support Alloy with a membership here: https://alloymag.com/sign-up/ and read Rory's piece about the Honda 0 series here: https://alloymag.com/zero-sum/ AND don't forget to send this one to friends who might be interested in what Alloy is up to: https://alloymag.com/heres-what-alloy-is-doing-by-the-way/ Keep up with Peter's music here: https://peterpeterhughes.bandcamp.com Your producer pal Matty, who writes these, has nothing to plug except this Patreon page you're already on. Support my wonderful co-hosts ty ty ty ˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖

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