Commuter Cars Corp. Tango
This skinny little car made waves a few years ago when George Clooney bought the first one, but we haven't heard much since. Apparently they had some trouble at the first factory and had to find second one, and it wasn't until just recently that they have been able to make more. In terms of the Automotive X Prize, they have a racing car here, but it only goes 60 miles on a charge, and that is going to be crippling. The website makes mention of a possible li-ion battery for it, which would give the car a 200 miles range: that might be sufficient to give the Tango a shot at winning the Alternative Class race. Check out our new Commuter Cars Corp Tango PDF page, or read on for the same information.
Commuter Cars Corp: Tango
Short Description: Narrow EV, 2 tandem seats
Availability & Cost: T600 kit car, $108k, pre-orders
Availability & Cost: T600 kit car, $108k, pre-orders
Background and Details
- Designed by Rick Woodbury and Son, in the late 90s
- The first prototype was shown at EVS17 in 2002
- First customer: T600 sold to George Clooney in Q4 2005
- As of April 2006, they had preorders for 50 more, but only five are for the existing T600 (other versions are cheaper, with less performance, but have yet to be designed)
- Electric air conditioning (12kW) and heating (3kW)
- They have an excellent Cost per Mile table which includes the costs of replacing the batteries - very educational.
- Racing seatbelts - 4 point harness
- Car is built around a roll cage
- The batteries are very low in the car, giving it excellent stability (a 5-star NHTSA rating) despite its narrowness
- The Tango should be a strong competitor for the Alternative Class Automotive X Prize race - except for their range limitation. Maybe they will upgrade the batteries?
- References: Commuter Cars Gallery CostPerMile Wikipedia EVWorld_VideoInterview CarType
Vehicle Stats
MPGe
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189 MPGe (electricity)
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Weight
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3000 lbs
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L x W x H (ft)
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8.5 x 3.25 x 5
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HP
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?
600 kW peak-output from controller |
0-60 MPH
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4 seconds
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Top Speed
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130 MPH
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Range
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60 miles (lead-acid)
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Battery Info
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lead-acid 2000 lbs
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Charge Time
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overnight (110V)
3h (220V) 10 min. to 80% (200 amp) |
Motor
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2 * DC electric motors, >1,000 ft-lbs torque
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Cd x Frontal Area
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<? x ? ft^2
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