EV U-turn: 2026 Alfa Tonale leads return to gas lineup

Posted by Talbot Payne on February 6, 2026

Montreal — Three years ago in Italy, the plug-in-hybrid Tonale SUV projected a new era for Stellantis’s storied Alfa Romeo brand. The automaker’s first electrified model, Tonale, would lead a parade of six fully-electric Alfas by 2030 as the Italian maker transitioned with other luxury brands — including Cadillac, Buick, Jaguar, Genesis, Volvo and Mercedes — to battery power. Just three years later, the industry has done a U-turn.

And so has Alfa.

For 2026, the refreshed Tonale SUV will only be offered as a turbo-4 model, leading a brand retreat to reliable gas power. Plans for an all-EV showroom by 2030 have been shelved, and the aging, gas-powered Stelvio SUV and Giulia sedan fill out the U.S. lineup. Like the rest of the industry, EV sales — including of the plug-in Tonale — slid without hefty government subsidies.

The gas-powered, 2.0-liter turbo-4 U.S. Alfa lineup for 2026: Tonale SUV, Giulia sedan, Stelvio SUV.

The gas-powered, 2.0-liter turbo-4 U.S. Alfa lineup for 2026: Tonale SUV, Giulia sedan, Stelvio SUV.

Henry Payne, The Detroit News

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