The Nissan Leaf really kicked off the conversation around mainstream electric cars shortly before Tesla stole the ball and ran away with it. However, long before the scene-stealing Model 3, a tiny company in Florida thought that it could pave the way for EVs. The fledgling automaker came up with a tiny plastic wedge-like structure for the vehicle. The business thought this unusual machine could be an affordable answer to the 1970s oil crisis.
