Most commuters are single occupant drivers, meaning the market for Tango is potentially huge. But they're pricey to purchase individually (about $240 000) so it will really make sense for a city to buy a fleet (which brings the price down to about $29 000).
Auckland, New Zealand, is considering this in the hope that it could fix the city's congested traffic. Not only do Tangos double road capacity, but they could quadruple the number of parking spaces, since Tangos can park sideways.
SAFETY
At first glance the Tango may look like a lightweight. But in reality the Tango is designed to be one of the safest cars on the road. It has a roll cage that meets or exceeds FIA race car regulations. (The FIA is the international racing sanctioning organisation that specifies cage design to protect the occupants of cars crashing at high speed.) The Sports Car Club of America, another such organisation, requires a single removable door bar to be held by a 3/8" pin in double shear.
The Tango has double that requirement with two additional horizontal bars. There are literally over four times more side door protection bars than found in the largest SUVs.
Because of the batteries and sometimes additional ballast with a low centre of gravity, the Tango has achieved a NHTSA 5-star equivalent static roll-over threshold rating. This is approximately 56°, which is about the same as a 911 Porsche. In fact, despite its narrow footprint, the Tango has stabi-lity that exceeds that of most sports cars.
The body has 100% carbon-fibre epoxy panels over an outside of chrome-moly steel racecar with the roll cage keeping a strong and lightweight exterior as used in Formula One race cars.
HANDLING
The manufacturer designed the Tango to beat most supercars in the 0 to 100km dash. It has done the American test of 0 to 60mph in 3,2sec and a 12,503sec classic quarter-mile at 106,21mph, after being driven to the track about 16km and up a steep gradient without recharging first.
The Tango could do this because it has two motors that produce more torque than 6 Dodge Viper V10 engines at peak. The car with driver on a prepared drag strip, did a wheel stand in the equivalent of 5th gear.
RANGE
A range of almost 450km at 90km of motorway driving is possible with an even further reach at 75km, depending on battery selection and driving habits.
The Tango can be charged easily as it comes with several adapter cords. A new adaptor cord can be created in minutes at a hardware store. It comes standard with a NEMA 14-50, as typically used for household ranges and in RV parks. It also comes with the latest J1772 inlet for connecting to thousands of public charge stations throughout the world.
The on-board charger can be set to any current and it will automatically charge from any voltage from 100V to 250V without any adjustment.
ACTIVE SAFETY
The Tango has the manoeuvrability to quickly move out of the way in case of emergency, even fitting between other cars and between lanes which other vehicle can't manage. The Tango also has a quick and powerful acceleration better than almost any other car in existence, which, coupled with its narrowness, can get you out of trouble fast when necessary.
Tango in any colour you'd like - and the bright colours will help the car to be visible on the road.
Room for one driver and limited luggage, the ideal commuter vehicle.
The Tango is small, but neat in design finishing.
Two by two - double the car in the same space taken by an SUV.
(Source: www.commutercars.com)
