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Vacuum-maker Dyson is reportedly working on an electric car

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Re: Vacuum-maker Dyson is reportedly working on an electric car

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Post by Theodores »

Dyson do actually know a thing or two about making lightweight, high-performance electric motors plus they do actually sell product in volume.

There was uproar a few years ago when Dyson moved their manufacturing out of the UK to Malaysia. I imagine that they will use their Malaysian factories too, further down the line, should the electric car product prove to be successful.

I imagine that the styling and colours that Dyson will use for their car will be very different to anything that has gone on before, the result will not look like a 'normal' car.

Dyson also have a loyal and rich customer base, people that trust the brand and see qualities in the brand that they would want in a car, e.g. dependability, getting the job done.

The article only really cites something vague about battery R+D, that really need not imply a car. Dyson have a lot of batteries in their products and investing in that area makes sense for their product line up. Better batteries, with more power and portability, could be a major USP for them, no need for car side-project. If this were their intent, the R+D plus initial manufacturing facility would cost many millions more than this level of government grant. The sums involved in this are not huge and it could be for just 'batteries for hoovers' that they are making.

Re: Vacuum-maker Dyson is reportedly working on an electric car

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Post by smhg »

Theodores wrote: post #6

Dyson do actually know a thing or two about making lightweight, high-performance electric motors plus they do actually sell product in volume. There was uproar a few years ago when Dyson moved their manufacturing out of the UK to Malaysia. I imagine that they will use their Malaysian factories too, further down the line, should the electric car product prove to be successful. I imagine that the styling and colours th…

Not meant to be negative, just another take on some of your points:

* Dyson has a factory in a country with low wages.

* Dyson uses modern styling in their product lines.

* Dyson has a strong brand.

(* Dyson knows about electrics)

It sounds like you can replace Dyson with quite a lot of names.

One of the human brain's strengths is pattern recognition. Wether true or not, we see patterns everywhere. But that applies to my comment too ;)

Re: Vacuum-maker Dyson is reportedly working on an electric car

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Post by hayksaakian »

smhg wrote: post #7
Theodores wrote: post #6

Dyson do actually know a thing or two about making lightweight, high-performance electric motors plus they do actually sell product in volume. There was uproar a few years ago when Dyson moved their manufacturing out of the UK to Malaysia. I imagine that they will use their Malaysian factories too, further down the line, should the electric car product prove to be successful. I imagine that the styling and colours th…

Not meant to be negative, just another take on some of your points: * Dyson has a factory in a country with low wages. * Dyson uses modern styling in their product lines. * Dyson has a strong brand. (* Dyson knows about electrics) It sounds like you can replace Dyson with quite a lot of names. One of the human brain's strengths is pattern recognition. Wether true or not, we see patterns everywhere. But that applies t…

Sure. How many other vacuum companies are also making electric cars?
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