We missed the Auto Show in New York this year

Auto Show.

Aside from the Pandemic years, we missed the New York International Auto Show for the first time in 15 years. We had a press pass but the timing was impossible.

There has been a forced move during all this. The original building is to remodeled and no one was offered a new lease.

In any case, we did miss the return of several manufacturers. As we had noted in past years, many had stayed away when the show resumed in 2022. Those who were back for 2026 were Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Nissan and Infiniti.

Others remained missing, including GMC, Jaguar and Land Rover, Lexus, Mitsubishi and Polestar. But the trend may find them back next year.

DashboardSymbols.com too…

Also showing was something from Honda called Fastport, and it would have been interesting to see. At the show was the Fastport eQuad, a single-rider micromobility delivery vehicle that supplements the rider’s pedaling power with electric motor assistance.

Honda’s description points to a “powerful, smooth, quiet and zero-emission ride by combining a pedal-by-wire system, which electronically transmits the rider’s pedaling input to the driving force, with a pedal-assist powertrain, which boosts the rider’s pedaling with electric power.”

So its part pedal power and part electric bike. And evidently intended for the U.S. market.

The vehicle is designed for use in bicycle lanes, “enabling companies to improve the speed and efficiency of logistics in urban areas with complex traffic environments and heavy traffic congestion.”

Think Uber Eats and other local delivery services. Bicycle lanes are in short supply in the U.S., but this may be a big hit in the far East, where the Tuk Tuk dominates traffic in many urban areas. They are a clear inspiration missing a wheel.

Despite this, full-scale mass production of the eQuad is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026 at a U.S. Honda facility.

Really sorry we missed this one, and any new developments we missed in door handles and back-up start locations. We always find a good number…

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