July 7th 2008
George Clooney Still In Love With His Electric Tango
Filed under: cars-houses, transport — michael @ 4:30 pm
While he waits for his all-electric Tesla sportscar to be delivered (hopefully, sometime in August), George Clooney is sticking with his Tango — the tiny itty-bitty electric one-seater that he’s had since 2005. “It can be embarrassing,” he told The Times Online recently. “There’s nowhere to hide, because it’s just me behind the wheel and there isn’t enough space for anyone else. But it goes from zero to 60mph in four seconds, which is faster than virtually every other car on the road, so I can take off with a burst of speed if I get too many insults.”
Clooney believes that the future of transportation lies in cars like the Tango — especially when it comes to utilizing new sources of energy. “We are going to have to find a way to get away from oil,” he says. “It has to start with someone, somewhere, changing policy. I try and be photographed in the Tango and hope that someone thinks it’s a good idea.”
You can check out the rest of the interview here — which also has Clooney admitting that he still is not the best person to speak for the environment, especially with his tendency for private jets. But “electric cars are a start,” he reasons.
It’s worth noting that George is still broken up over the loss of his potbellied pig, Max — who he cherishes through photos that “he could never throw away.” Awww…
The Times Online via Autobloggreen
George stated, “We are going to have to find a way to get away from oil”
Hmmmm….
I have a idea! Drop the private jet use, and fly first class dude. And while your at it, tell all your two-face want-to-be green friends that also fly in private jets.
Keep your Bentley, and DROP the jets!
According to michellemalkin.com -
“A midsize Gulfstream 200 uses from 1,200 to 1,500 gallons of fuel for a cross-country flight, so if it holds four people, giving them the chance to stretch out on the leather sofas, each person would use about 350 gallons of fuel. That’s 10 times the amount of fuel used per person by 130 passengers flying coast to coast on a Boeing 737-300.
It’s also nearly the equivalent of driving a Hummer cross country, twice.”
Maybe we should shot you out of a cannon for the cross country trips?
Nice George.
The Tango is a 2 seater, tandem style, with a passenger behind the driver.
I think that’s pretty sensible.
George has an open invitation to visit David Rockefeller’s Stone Barns organic hog farm in Tarrytown, New York to pick find Max’s successor.
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