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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. Safety by SKPhoton · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Looking at the car, one can't help but wonder about its safety.

    "It has jet-pilot seat belts and a racing-regulation roll cage; it weighs more than 3,000 pounds, about the same as a Toyota Camry, including 1,100 pounds of Yellow Top batteries under the floorboards as ballast, so it's not tippy on turns."

    If they put air bags in the thing, it'd compress you quite well. They need pictures of the inside of the car as well. I would not like to see this car in an accident. Even the "bumper" if you would call it that, is virtually non-existant.

    So you have enough room for a passenger in the back? A comfortable passenger or tightly squeezed passenger?

    "A narrow car could or even travel between lanes, like a motorcycle." could it? sure. could it legally? uhh