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Old 09-05-2005, 10:24 PM
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Default Re: George Clooney is the 1st owner of a Tango (elec. car)

One of the things that they listed in some of their original docs on the Tango was that the range was 150 miles, but there was a "quick charge" mode that would allow you to pull into a gas station & use one of their high voltage outlets. In 5-7 minutes it would give you enough of a charge to drive another 50-75 miles. I thought that was a really cool feature.

I just want to know what 0-60 in 4 seconds feels like in an electric vehicle

Also as far as cornering, dont forget that the car is ballasted with 2000Lbs of batteries. That means 95% of the weight of the car is only 3-5 inches from the ground. Very little roll in the car leads to hellacious turning. Check out the video they shot on an SCCA road course. it's awesome.

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