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With a price tag north of $100,000 and a production run of just 11 units, Commuter Cars' Tango EV isn't likely to become a bestseller on the lots -- but then, with Jay Leno test-driving it for all the world to see, you never know. It may be terrifyingly tiny, boasting a profile that only a mother could love, but with a four-second sprint from 0 to 60 mph, we could learn to overlook a lot. (Also noteworthy: it's a finalist for the Progressive Automotive X-Prize, and future models are expected to ring in under $20,000.) Take a look at the video below for Jay's take on the tiny, tangerine, tandem-seater.

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Last time we heard from Alfa Romeo, we wondered what new drugs had found their way to Europe. (Seriously, that genes/jeans campaign from London's Performance PR was terrible.) The latest ad for the Alfa Romeo MiTo comes from Milan's Fabbrica Virali agency, and it's equally bizarre -- but in a totally good way. The spot features Mozart's Requiem, a choir from La Schola Cantorum Santa Maria degli Angeli, and several dozen helium balloons. See if you can guess the tagline before the 53-second mark.

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In America, we tend to think of Renault as that wacky French outfit responsible for the Le Car craze of the 1970s and 80s. But in fact, the company has been doing some very interesting work on the EV front, thanks largely to its partnership with Nissan. In that vein, Renault recently launched a website dedicated to "zero emission mobility" -- in other words, minimizing pollution while maintaining our ability to go anywhere we damn well please. No matter how you feel about EVs and the green movement, it's hard to argue with that, right? Here's a clip from the monthly magazine portion of the website, which includes a brief look at the "spa...