When you look at the history of electric hatchbacks, there is pretty much no point in looking at earlier times.  The earliest date you will see anything to do with hatchbacks and electricity is 1979 because before that time all of the experiments dealt with conventional sedan automobiles or vans and trucks.  Hatchbacks were not high on the priority list for electrification and that is why 1979 is the first...

As many people might know from taking a look at some of the other electric industries, a lot of the progress in full electrification does not come from the major car companies but rather from entrepreneurial types that are willing to put things forward and see what happens.  While many of the Japanese car companies have come out with exceptional hybrid models, the electric ones are still quite a ways away.  This...