A Tango fits in half of a lane with more clearance on each side than a truck or bus has in a full lane. This is true for standard 12-foot wide lanes, but is even more true for the 10-foot wide lanes found in many high density urban areas.
More sociable: Both sides of the Tango are the driver's side. No need to talk across the passenger seats.
Even when staggered, providing additional safety, lane capacity is still more than doubled. Watching a pack of motorcycles on the freeway further proves this point, although in a Tango, one would be more comfortable in even closer proximity to another Tango or car because of the protection and superior instantaneous agility over a motorcycle (which must countersteer before turning).
A perfect size car for what people need 90% of the time, whether for personal ownership or as an option for a car share program.
The parking space in front of the Auckland New Zealand Town Hall accommodates 4 standard cars, or easily fits 16 Tangos.
Imagine the convenience for car sharing, and ease of parking.
Any color you want.
Filtering and lanesplitting are legal for motorcycles, many of which are much wider than a Tango, in many parts of the world, including California. New South Wales, Australia just passed a law allowing filtering at up to 30 kph. This shows how there is beginning to be an understanding of the benefits of filtering for both traffic congestion and safety. Many studies have now shown that it's safer for motorcycles to be between the cars rather than driving in queue.
George Clooney seeing his Tango for the first time. He was Commuter Cars' first customer, and purchased the Tango kit sight unseen in 2005. This kit was built by Prodrive in the UK. They made many changes to the original design, receiving certification from FIA for the roll cage, and designing the battery box to be removable.
The original red Prototype Tango was painted by Miami artist Romero Britto. It remained in his art gallery in Miami Beach, for a number of months before being transported to the San Diego Auto Museum where it now resides.
California Governor Schwarzenegger visiting Alt-Car Expo in Santa Monica
Tango with stunt driver prepped for photo shoot for Silicon Valley HBO sitcom pilot. This was Peter Gregory's Tango.
Silicon Valley Tango with new owner towing another EV to an event in Seattle
“The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”
“The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be
merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.”
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5
minutes thinking about solutions.”
― Albert Einstein
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