1947 Tama Electric Car

In the 1940s, as the country was transitioning to a peacetime economy, about 200 employees of Tachikawa Aircraft transferred to the newly established Tokyo Electric Motor Vehicle Co., Ltd. and began developing electric cars. One of the reasons for this was the extreme shortage of gasoline at the time. Source: usa.nissannews.com

Best Volkswagen Cars To Buy Right Now: Golf, GTI, Touareg

Jeff Jablanski/ThrillistJeff Jablanski/Thrillist It’s virtually impossible to miss what’s happened with Volkswagen’s diesel program over the past year – primarily the revelations about software that distorts emissions tests and the settlement that followed on the heels of mass production of diesel vehicles. Source: www.thrillist.com