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The founder Woodbury discovered that 106 million U.S. commuters were driving to work alone. He decided to produce a single occupant fast electric car. He designed the car to have small motors for each wheel. In his spare time he worked on building his first car. In 1998 he sold his yacht to fund the company. By 2018 Commuter Cars had only produced 10 cars which sold for an average of $121,000 each.<ref name="Cable">{{cite web |title=Innovation Nation |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0909/gallery.innovation_nation.fsb/ |website=[[CNN Money]] |publisher=[[Cable News Network]]|accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> Rick Woodbury admits that in about 1983, his father came up with the idea.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite web |last1=Neal |first1=Rome |title=Slim Fit For The Freeways |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/slim-fit-for-the-freeways/ |website=cbsnews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> |
The founder Woodbury discovered that 106 million U.S. commuters were driving to work alone. He decided to produce a single occupant fast electric car. He designed the car to have small motors for each wheel. In his spare time he worked on building his first car. In 1998 he sold his yacht to fund the company. By 2018 Commuter Cars had only produced 10 cars which sold for an average of $121,000 each.<ref name="Cable">{{cite web |title=Innovation Nation |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/smallbusiness/0909/gallery.innovation_nation.fsb/ |website=[[CNN Money]] |publisher=[[Cable News Network]]|accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> Rick Woodbury admits that in about 1983, his father came up with the idea.<ref name="cbsnews">{{cite web |last1=Neal |first1=Rome |title=Slim Fit For The Freeways |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/slim-fit-for-the-freeways/ |website=cbsnews |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]] |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> |
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Rather than re-engineering every part in their cars, Commuter Cars uses various assemblies manufactured for other, more common cars. |
Rather than re-engineering every part in their cars, Commuter Cars uses various assemblies manufactured for other, more common cars.<ref>https://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/tango-t600/</ref> |
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The first production car was owned by actor [[George Clooney]] who took delivery on August 9, 2005.<ref name="TIME"/> |
The first production car was owned by actor [[George Clooney]] who took delivery on August 9, 2005.<ref name="TIME"/> |
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Commuter Cars is a Spokane, Washington based company founded by Rick Woodbury and his son Bryan Woodbury in 1998.[1] They are beginning production of the first of their line of ultra-narrow electric sports cars, the Tango T600. The company designs small ( 69 in. long and 29 in. wide) electric cars.[2]
History
The founder Woodbury discovered that 106 million U.S. commuters were driving to work alone. He decided to produce a single occupant fast electric car. He designed the car to have small motors for each wheel. In his spare time he worked on building his first car. In 1998 he sold his yacht to fund the company. By 2018 Commuter Cars had only produced 10 cars which sold for an average of $121,000 each.[3] Rick Woodbury admits that in about 1983, his father came up with the idea.[4]
Rather than re-engineering every part in their cars, Commuter Cars uses various assemblies manufactured for other, more common cars.[5]
The first production car was owned by actor George Clooney who took delivery on August 9, 2005.[2]
In 2018 Car and Driver magazine gave the company a 1.1⁄10 chance of survival.[6]
The company has submitted a Letter of Intent to compete for the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. Whether this involves the Tango T600 or one of their concepts, the Tango T100 and T200, or some other car is unknown.
Models
The T600 is the company's first production model. It costs $240,000[7] and is delivered virtually fully assembled, requiring the owner to complete the car in about eight hours. The Tango T600 is powered by two electric motors. A new model powered by 4 motors has been announced. They are also updating the gear ratio.[8]
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Commuter Cars Corporation". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "2005 Commuter Cars Tango". Time. TIME USA, LLC. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Innovation Nation". CNN Money. Cable News Network. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ Neal, Rome. "Slim Fit For The Freeways". cbsnews. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ https://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/16/tango-t600/
- ^ Berk, Brett (October 26, 2018). "18 Automotive Startups and Their Chances of Survival". Car and Driver. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Commuter Cars Pricing". Commuter Cars Official Website. Commuter Cars. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ https://www.electric-cars-are-for-girls.com/tango-electric-car.html
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