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% proem: I too also wish only the best for Rick and his EV company.
Many years ago, I posted opinions based on gathered information from the
internet and the paper media. Later, at one of the many EV symposiums I
would attend and report to the evdl, Rick made it clear to me of his
displeasure with what I posted (I was a permanent member of his shite-list
{SL} from that point on).
I feel you have-to cut him some slack on that, as he has been for many
years, a one-man army to promote his EV (so he might take anything that
isn't stellar-positive as a negative, or as poo-pooing his EV, thus
him/personally). Those negative waves are not good for an EV business, so I
am hoping he has moved on.
*I do think it would be good to have an evdl member (perhaps Damon or Gail)
contact him
http://www.commutercars.com/contact.html
to know how things are going for him and his company, and then post that to
the evdl (?takers?)
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Tango
(evdl archive search) Found 285 matching posts for Tango in Electric Vehicle
Discussion List
A simple search brings up many links to explore:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tango+electric+Rick
Some video links come up:
https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAI%253D&search_query=Tango+Electric+Car
https://www.youtube.com/results?sp=CAI%253D&search_query=Tango+Electric+Vehicle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGyCtqLDAtk
What ever happened to the Tango Commuter Car?
KREM 2 News Published on Jan 6, 2019
Rick Woodbury and his son created the first Tango prototype in 1998. But
lack of funding for the expensive vehicles has kept the company from taking
off ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71bEWlaRhzM
Tango Electric Car
The Spokesman-Review Published on Jun 19, 2017
Spokane car-builder Rick Woodbury is about to ship two brighly painted
Tangos to Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, and this video
gives us a look at what they look like, about two weeks from being finished
...
wiki sez:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_Cars_Tango
Commuter Cars Tango ... an American company based in Spokane, Washington,
that sells this car worldwide for $108,000 ... second car eventually found
its way into the second-floor office of Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of
an April Fools' Day joke. By 2014, fewer than 20 cars had been built in the
United States ...
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/TangoSide.jpg/1024px-TangoSide.jpg
...
https://www.linkedin.com/company/commuter-cars
... Year Founded 1998 ...
The following opinions are based on what I've been able to gather, and are
likely going to continue to keep me on Rick's SL. IMO, the Tango is a unique
highway speed capable EV.
Looking at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commuter_Cars_Tango#Specifications
except for offering an li-ion pack, and j1772 L2 access, the Tango EV is
still the same original (20 year old) design.
-dual DC series e-motors and dual (non-regen) DC controllers
-public charging is either an outlet or j1772 L2-6kW. Tango EVs do not allow
for CHAdeMo, ccs, nor Tesla L3 charging network access. There is a 200A
off-board charging option.
-range is 145mi (production EVs have the range bar set way higher than this,
thus Tango is behind today's range curve)
But the Tango has a unique design going for it.
Sadly, only the wealthiest buyers seem interested.
In one of the above videos Google's Larry Page is mentioned. But on the
wiki page is says the Tango EV was bought for Larry as an April Fool's joke.
And as a one-off oddity on HBO's Silicon Valley series/TV-show
https://www.businessinsider.com/tango-hybrid-narrow-car-in-silicon-valley-2014-5
... "It was such a funny sight gag," ... "We were so glad to get it. There
were only two in the nation, ... we were able to get one from Seattle." ...
...
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVonTVs-What-will-happen-to-Gregory-s-EV-on-HBO-s-Silicon-Valley-tp4675017.html
Rick would likely not want his EV to be only relegated to a wealthy few nor,
to be used as joke car. But an order is an order, meaning (business is
business) each EV order is a way to keep his company alive.
Wiki also mentions the pr prestige of having Clooney buy his EV. But those
that have followed this found Clooney to not be an EV advocate (and perhaps
more of a rich drunken loony celebrity)
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=Clooney
Clooney publicly made range complains of his EVs, dropping them as a tax
write offs
https://www.google.com/search?q=Clooney+tesla
http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Clooney-charity-auctions-his-2008-Tesla-Signature-100-Roadster-tp4657118.html
EVLN: Clooney charity-auctions his 2008 Tesla Signature 100 Roadster
Clooney is putting his Tesla where his mouth is
George Clooney auctioning his Tesla for charity
Aug 11, 2012
So Tango fans, lets hope for the best and that Rick will give an evdl member
an update on the happs of him and his EV company :-)
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