Long before LEAF: the 1947 Tama electric car

On the cusp of the next-generation Nissan LEAF that arrives later this year, we look back at the company’s early EV roots. During the 1940s’ switch to a peacetime economy, Tachikawa Aircraft (later Tama Cars Co.) embarked on the development of electric vehicles. One reason for this was the extreme shortage of gasoline at the […]