This car does really exist!!
http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/5340/2motorcycle6xe.jpg

This is the Tango. It goes against everything your eyes and common sense tell you about small electric vehicles:

* Its insanely narrow yet hugs the road very well.
* Its an EV but it has an acceleration of 0-100klms in approx 4 seconds.
* It recharges in minutes not hours.
* Its reasonably safe as it has a rigid steel saftey cell.

The other bonus features include:

* Park it in tiny spaces. 4 Tangos fit in just 1 city car space.
* No need to worry about Petrol Prices EVER!
* Will soon have Lith-ion batteries to make its range and perfomance even higher.
* 2 Tangos can travel in just 1 lane.
* Direct drive EV's are much less complicated than regular vehicles as they have no gearbox, starter-motor etc. Therefore they are cheap to maintain.
* Tis almost silent.


Cons:

* Only a Tandem 2 seater. Remember its is only a COMMUTER vehicle!
* Prolly wont impress your bogan mates
* Prolly wont impress any dumb blondes you are trying to score with.
* Not good for drifting and doof-doof.

Want to know more?
http://www.commutercars.com/

*pulls splinters out of wang*

lol. And you thought current small box cars were bad enough. That's over the top. Not very useful.

Cool to look at tho.

Tango T600 Features ($85,000 with $10,000 deposit)

i was keen until i saw the price tag.

learn to summerise in your thread titles?

whats the range on one of thoes things?

^ Yes herr Kommandant... watever mate

Rebuttle time:

* In its kit form as there only in pre production stage is $85k. No doubt a market for impatients and wealthy greenies. You'd have to be some sort of retard to think that when the China and Mexican plants go into the production that the price would stay around $85k. Once mass-produced Im betting they wont cost more than a few thousand dollars.

* With the Lith-ion batteries which will be the standard for all EV's the range will be 150 miles/240klms on 1 charge. Currently its 80 miles or 128 klms on lead acid. Which means for the Average commuter theyd only have to charge it maybe twice a week.

* This car will be EXTREMELY usefull as a 2nd vehicle for suburban and city commuting. It will be INSANELY useful when the petrol inevitably becomes unaffordable which could be the next terrorist attack or hurricane.

can it drift?

I'd have to say the smallest size car I would go with would be something about the size of the mini cooper.

This car will be EXTREMELY usefull as a 2nd vehicle for suburban and city commuting.

Straight up.

can it drift?

Get one an take it for a drive over the Gateway bridge in bad weather an I'm pretty certain that you'll get some nice drift action

get real

that thing doesn't look like it even has room for elbows

seriously?
I'd rather just drive a fricken motorbike or something. That car looks like ass.
seriously!

4E-FTE transplant FTW

And will never be allowed on our roads cause of our f***ing stupid ADR's.

Where's the front mount intercooler brah ?

id mod it

Needs more spikes on the front if its going to be a sidewalk runner. ;P
But yeah I think I would just ride a bike for now till that price comes down an ass load (much as you have explained it will).

You bitches may laugh now but when petrol runs out you'll be selling your arses to get one.

Now this is my kind of electric car. I saw it reviewed on 5th gear a few weeeks ago in Monaco. Roger Moore even came down and bought one at $300,000AU for his wife. Apprently Kenau Reeves and some more movie celebs have put orders in for some.

Whilst the reviewer was driving arround in it, it was unbelievably awesome to watch what happens when he put the foot down. Instant torque and amazing accelleration all with this spooky quite whine that actually made it sound pretty sexy. Just gotta win lotto.

^ Yeah I saw that one last week. Nice car but impractical because of the pricing. I notice how in the EV article they keep commenting about 'fuel cell' technology. FC will only be good for heavy vehicles, trucks, buses etc.
With battery technology advancing so quickly EV's are the way of the future.

it looks like an inhale

With battery technology advancing so quickly EV's are the way of the future.

Pardon? Do you have anything to back that statment up.

ive seen them nerd

I would so buy one of those, motorcycles terrify me and that's kawaii-tiny!

I thought battery technology was moving kinda slow?

Didn't someone else have Amaya's sig a while back? Or one similar?

Also, motorbike ftw. Its cheaper, faster and still economical.

Yeah obes had that sig a while ago now. Dirty sig stealers!

If it'd fit a pc or 2 in the back instead of another person I'd definately get one