# Electric drag race - Tesla vs Tango

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [December 4, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564 "2008-12-04T14:08:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564/1 "2008-12-04T14:08:09Z")

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> **[Tesla Schooled By Tango In Electric Car Drag Race](https://jalopnik.com/5101963/tesla-schooled-by-tango-in-electric-car-drag-race)**
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> In what may be the first ever drag race between production electric cars, the geeky Tango electric cruiser edged out the trendy Tesla Roadster electric sports car. How fast were these electron-fueled warriors going when they crossed the finish line?

Hit the link, the video is not youtube so I can’t embed it.  
A quiet drag race - it’s unsettling.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564/2 "2008-12-04T19:29:25Z")

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Always wanted a Tango since I first saw them featured a number of years ago.

Their price to E/T ratio is horrendous however.

Low production numbers are definitely not helping, in 10 years a Tango should cost about $15K and Tesla being a more sportier version mid 20’s.

Should be interesting.

You think that was odd, google electric motorcycle. Nothing is more uncommon then a motorcycle moving yet making no noise.

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**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564/3 "2008-12-05T03:15:15Z")

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> [@Vovchandr](#):
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> Always wanted a Tango since I first saw them featured a number of years ago.
> 
> Their price to E/T ratio is horrendous however.
> 
> Low production numbers are definitely not helping, in 10 years a Tango should cost about $15K and Tesla being a more sportier version mid 20’s.
> 
> Should be interesting.
> 
> You think that was odd, google electric motorcycle. Nothing is more uncommon then a motorcycle moving yet making no noise.

Killacycle!!  
But yeah, it’s kind of bizarre.  
You want a Targo, seriously?  
The damn thing looks like a telephone booth, I could probably knock it over.

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**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/electric-drag-race-tesla-vs-tango/240564/4 "2008-12-05T10:46:17Z")

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> [@oleg](#):
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> Killacycle!!  
> But yeah, it’s kind of bizarre.  
> You want a Targo, seriously?  
> The damn thing looks like a telephone booth, I could probably knock it over.

Good luck considering lead isn’t light and 90% of it’s weight is only a few inches above the ground.

If I remember correctly it out handled Porsche Boxter in some tests.