Commuter Cars
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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]
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.[5]
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 costs $240,000[6] and is delivered virtually fully assembled, requiring the owner to complete the car in about eight hours.
References
- ^ "Company Overview of Commuter Cars Corporation". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "2005 Commuter Cars Tango". Time. TIME USA, LLC. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Innovation Nation". CNN Money. Cable News Network. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Neal, Rome. "Slim Fit For The Freeways". cbsnews. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Berk, Brett (October 26, 2018). "18 Automotive Startups and Their Chances of Survival". Car and Driver. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Commuter Cars Pricing". Commuter Cars Official Website. Commuter Cars. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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