AMC or American Motors Corporation was formed in 1954 by the combination of Hudson Motor Company and Nash-Kelvinator Corp. AMC is probably best remembered for cars like the Nash Rambler, Hornet or Gremlin. They should be remembered for their extreme forward thinking. April 1st 1959 AMC announced plans of a joint research effort to provide an electric car.  The plans were scrapped however since the car still required a small gasoline engine to charge the batteries. By the late 1970’s the company was in trouble, they never quite seemed able to compete with the big three Ford, GM and Chrysler. They went into partnership with French owned Renault and were able to remain solvent until the late 80’s. It was at this point that Chrysler acquired the company and AMC became defunct.