When we think of iconic Japanese cars, the influential models from the motherland spring to mind—the 1JZ A70 Supra, the R34 Skyline, the 2000GT. But after Japanese marques established a foothold in the States, some of their most interesting projects were built just for us. Take, for example, the earliest commercially viable electric cars produced by the Japanese Big Three. While forgotten today, this trio laid the groundwork for our modern era. These early EVs existed solely because of, and for, Americans.
