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More on the Tango Electric Car

Posted by michael on from the shocking-developments dept.

jj00 writes "Here is an interesting story about a father-son built car in Spokane, Washington. What is most surprising is its top speed (130 MPH) and its weight (about the same as a Camry), and it runs on batteries!"

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  1. Re:"Golf cart on steroids!" by Alien+Being · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Larger cars are safer than smaller cars not because they weigh more, but because they have more room to let the car crumple to absorb the energy created by a collision."

    We could test that theory. You drive a Yugo and I'll give you the crumple "advantage" by driving an M1 Abrams tank. We'll drive into each other head-on each going 50.

  2. Re:Yes, but... by kittenthief · · Score: 5, Funny

    why do I imagine... "requres 10,000 Double A NiCad batteries (not Included)"???