The Tango

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Green Attributes:  Electric, EVO Certified Company
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Review :: The Tango--unique in many ways--has the solution for some of the major problems we have with automobiles today. Traffic has overcome the current freeway system. There are too many 4-passenger cars using an entire lane to transport a single person. There is also too much pollution from gasoline vehicles.

Solution: Reduce traffic and pollution with the Tango, a car that fits its use! This tandem two-seater can get you safely and comfortably to work and back without wasted space or fuel. The Tango--being 6" narrower than many motorcycles--takes less than half the space of the average car on the freeway, thereby doubling the capacity of existing freeway lanes. The Tango can fit in a future 6 foot lane easier than a truck fits in a standard 12 foot lane. To fight pollution it is available as an electric zero-emission vehicle.

Parking too is a major problem for most commuters. Finding space to park in congested cities is difficult and time-consuming. Add in the cost of parking garages and lots or the extra hassle of moving your car and plugging the meter every hour or two, and people will jump to an alternative when it presents itself.

That alternative is the Tango. Size does matter. As many as four Tangos can fit in one parallel parking space. Many parking locations also have spaces that only motorcycles and Tangos can fit in.

With over 1,000 ft-lbs. of torque, the Tango can accelerate from zero to over 130 mph in one gear. Without needing an energy-robbing transmission or differential, it accelerates from zero to 60 mph in about 4 seconds and finishes the standing 1/4 mile in about 12 seconds at over 100 mph.



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About Commuter Cars Corporation

Commuter Cars Corporation developed and manufactures the Tango, the world's fastest urban car. Sitting in a Los Angeles traffic jam inspired company founder and President Rick Woodbury to develop a small, one- or two-passenger car that can weave through traffic like a motorcycle, park perpendicular to a curb, and help reduce vehicle emissions by running on electric batteries. Woodbury developed the initial design and built the first Tango model with his son Bryan. They then continued development with an automotive engineering firm that managed one of the top Formula One™ Race Teams based in the United Kingdom. While those early efforts represented important steps toward producing individual commuter cars to order for customers like actor George Clooney, data compatibility issues and plans to develop volume-production models persuaded Woodbury that he needed a 3D CAD system.