The EOT-47 (prototype) was completed with an independently designed body. It incorporated new ideas such as headlamps that were directly connected to the fender and an alligator style hood.
After the war, Tachikawa Airplane Company) diversified into automobiles, building an electric car at a borrowed factory in the town of Kitatamagun Chofu, Tokyo. Since gasoline was rationed in this period and the availability of fuel was low, the company focused on electric vehicles.
The much-awaited ES-47 passenger version was completed in May and named "Tama" after the site of the factory.
The Tama was a 2-door sedan with a top speed of 35 km/h and a maximum range of 65 km on a single charge. The company changed its name to Tokyo Electric Motorcar Co.And continued to release a succession of improved models.
The 1949 model known as the Senior was capable of 200 km on a single charge.
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