# Forgotten Japanese EV Sports Car Comes Back, But Only As A One-Off

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Podcast: [Autoblog News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/autoblog-news-1708029)
Published: 2026-05-31T21:44:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.autoblog.com/news/forgotten-japanese-ev-sports-car-comes-back-but-only-as-a-one-off
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## Resource

This is a look into what might have been, a facelifted Tommykaira ZZ EV. Back in 2021, the Japanese boutique automaker discontinued the electric sports car, leaving it wide-eyed and without a plan for the future. First debuting in 2014, the EV version of the ZZ made a bit of noise, especially since ...

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