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Bringing Skinny Back: Tango electric production to restart?

Nov 7th 2009 8:52AM - 22 Comments

Until the Tesla Roadster came along, most electric cars were odd looking, to say the least. Near the top of the list of peculiar EVs you'll find the Tango. This tandem two seater looks like a Japanese Kei car that got stuck in a bagel slicer. ...

Video: Tango Google Talk

Aug 18th 2007 7:22PM - 10 Comments

This Google Talk, all about the Tango electric car, starts out with a bold statement. If Tango were cheaper, it would have a market of 150,000,000. The 24-minute talk was made in July by Rick Woodbury, the Tango creator. The description at the page ...

EV startup of the day: Commuter Cars does the Tango

Aug 10th 2006 8:27PM - 10 Comments

Sometimes it seems like we write about another EV startup company every day here on AutoblogGreen. And yet we apparently can't keep up with all of them. Just yesterday, the day we featured the Evette, AutoblogGreen reader Chris Nelson reminded us ...

It's Friday: Tango EV - good enough for George Clooney, good enough to plow snow

Dec 26th 2008 2:28PM - 14 Comments

click above and scroll down to watch the video Now this is just funny. If you're buried under a bit of snow these days then perhaps you'll soon be wishing you were like George Clooney and had a Tango EV. You'll see what I mean after watching ...

60 mpg not enough of a selling point? Ford dances the tango with new Fiesta

Oct 6th 2008 5:36PM - 7 Comments

Photo by Sebastian Meyer, Cake Group As if 60+ mpg wasn't enough to to get people's attention, Ford UK had two of the new Fiesta models - in Squeeze Green and Hot Magenta colors - driving a little dance pattern near the Tower of London last week ...

Making a safety case for the Tango

Nov 23rd 2006 2:41PM - 2 Comments

Tango creator Rick Woodbury addresses safety concerns anyone might have while driving his narrow-bodied electric vehicle. The advantages are obvious: easy parking, slipping through congested traffic, no wasted space. Skeptics question the safety of ...

George Clooney still doing the Tango

Jul 7th 2008 3:51PM - 6 Comments

The rich folk of Hollywood, it's probably fair to say, switch out their bling mobiles on a pretty regular basis because, well, because they can. There are, however, a few who have embraced green transportation alternatives like Ed Begley Jr. ...

Jay Leno does the electric Tango [w/VIDEO]

Nov 17th 2009 2:49PM - 18 Comments

Jay Leno drives Commuter Cars' Tango - click above to watch the video after the jump Jay Leno likes him some electric Tango. No, not the new dance craze all the kids are talking texting about, but rather the oddly-narrow but very quick ...

Would you like to Tango? George Clooney does

Jul 1st 2007 8:46AM - 9 Comments

As the photo shows, Commuter Car's Tango is a tiny 2-passenger one-box vehicle sitting on four tiny tires. What is doesn't show is that is it only one meter wide (39 inches)! It is so narrow it can drive two abreast in a normal road lane. It is so ...

VIDEO: Tesla versus Tango on the drag strip

Dec 4th 2008 2:01PM - 7 Comments

We've seen electric cars race against "gassers" before, but although we've seen some fast electrics hanging out together, we hadn't seen them square off. Until now. A few days ago the Tango belonging to a guy named Jorg (which we've seen driven ...

Tango your way to 60 miles per gallon

May 25th 2008 8:23AM - 3 Comments

I was passing by my local scooter store the other day when I caught a glimpse of what looked like a small three-wheeled road-going vehicle. Since traffic was demanding my attention I didn't get a good look and thought it might be a Cree, an electric ...

VIDEO: Danny's Contentment rides in the Tango, loves it!

Sep 17th 2008 5:18PM - 5 Comments

Our favorite British electric-car vlogger, Danny Fleet, came to America recently whilst on holiday and had the opportunity to not only see the Tango from Commuter Cars up close but also go for a ride. As is his wont, he took his video camera along ...

Tango EVs being danced out the door by George Clooney's good looks

Oct 18th 2006 1:59PM - 2 Comments

Why would Google co-founder Sergey Brin order three electric Tango vehicles from a Spokane, Washington company? Because of star power. Actor George Clooney put the maker of the Tango, Commuter Cars Corp., on the map last year when he bought the ...

Tango begone (someday)! George Clooney moves into fuel cells

Oct 23rd 2007 8:13PM - 3 Comments

While George Clooney is best known on these pages at a Tango electric car driver (what, is there some other reason he's famous?), Ecorazzi recently mentioned a move that Mr. Clooney is making that may help develop a fuel cell for automobiles. This ...

AltCar 2009: Touring the show with the Governator

Oct 3rd 2009 6:09PM - 16 Comments

Gov. Schwarzenegger learns about the Chevy Volt - click above for high-res image gallery During the opening day of the 2009 AltCar Expo & Conference here in Santa Monica, Governor Schwarzenegger stopped by for a tour of the green vehicles on ...

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