George Clooney bought an electric car in 2005 when they were virtually non-existent and it's as odd a vehicle as you'd expect

Long before Tesla became a household name, George Clooney was quietly turning heads by buying a really strange electric car.

At a time when EVs were rare, slow, and usually shaped like science experiments, Clooney’s choice looked downright bizarre.

This wasn’t a Prius, a Leaf, or anything remotely mainstream.

Instead, it was a two-seat, ultra-narrow electric rocket that looked like a prop from a sci-fi movie.

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The Tango T600 makes it super easy to park

The Tango T600 was developed in the early 2000s by Commuter Cars, a small California-based company founded by engineer Craig Henderson.

The goal was simple but radical: build an EV designed specifically for urban commuting.

To do that, the T600 was made to be incredibly narrow: just 39 inches wide.

This allowed it to slip through traffic, and fit through tight parking spaces.

Despite its slim profile, it seated two people in a tandem layout, one behind the other, like a fighter jet.

Under the skin, the Tango packed serious performance for its era.

It used electric motors mounted low in the chassis for stability, and claimed to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in around 4 seconds.

This may not seem like much these days, with monsters like the BYD Yangwang U9 existing, but this was wild for an EV in the mid-2000s.

Top speed was reportedly as high as 150 mph, though range was more modest, hovering around 80 to 100 miles depending on driving conditions.

Features included air conditioning, power windows, and a surprisingly rigid frame designed to keep the narrow electric car planted at speed.

George Clooney alone wasn’t enough to generate enough buzz

So how much did this rolling oddity cost?

About $108,000, which helps explain why it never went mainstream.

Only a handful were ever built, and the company struggled to scale production.

While the Tango generated buzz, especially with celebrity attention from George Clooney himself, it was ultimately a commercial failure.

As for why Clooney was interested, the answer fits his long-standing reputation.

He’s been vocal about environmental issues for years, and the Hollywood celebrity has a well-documented love of unusual vehicles.

Clooney reportedly loved the Tango’s efficiency and used it to zip around Los Angeles, proving that you could care about emissions without sacrificing fun.

In hindsight, The Tango T600 looks really weird, but it was a fascinating preview of the electric car revolution.

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