With the profile of motorcycle but all the advantages of a car, the Tango is perhaps the highest evolution of the urban car. While technically a two-seater, the car has the passenger seat behind the driver seat so it is half the width.
The size of the Tango can lead to an essential doubling of lane capacity, as it has more spare space in a six foot width lane than a transport truck does in a double width twelve foot width lane. As an added advantage, the small size opens up multitudes of potential parking spaces which would be unusable for conventional sized cars.
One normally associates a smaller sized car with a greater safety risk, but that couldn’t be further than the truth with the Tango. Using a racecar-style roll cage, a four-point harness for the driver and a low center of balance, the car is quite safe the road. While it is smaller in width, it has a weight comparable to a mid-size sedan due to the batteries which are stored under the floor of the car. The low center of balance gives the Tango a rollover rating comparable to low-slung sports cars.
Small as it might be, the Tango is not lacking for power. It can do 0-60 in 4 seconds, and can complete the standing quarter mile run in 12 seconds with a speed of over 100 miles per hour. Working with lead-acid batteries, the Tango has a range of 80 miles, and with more advanced batteries, the range can go as high as 150 miles. On top of that, the Tango can reach up to 80% of full charge in just 10 minutes of charging on a 200 amp charging station, and full charge in less than 3 hours. Range plus convenience makes for a unique car.


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