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Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by throwaway2048 »

specialp wrote: post #42
dabeeeenster wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He was very pro-Brexit, then left the country and moved to Singapore.

We have to really recenter what is considered a "terrible human being" I am not for Brexit either, but do not consider those that were in support terrible human beings. Also him moving is irrelevant, and was not related. The turning everything up to 11 is getting pretty tiresome, and really drowns out the things we should be turning up.

Its not the fact he supported it, its the fact he pushed so hard for it, then moved himself and his company out of the UK (almost like he knew it was actually a terrible thing, and it was a bad idea to stay).

Even if that's somehow not true, he won't suffer any of the consequences of brexit.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by Invictus0 »

djaychela wrote: post #23

I'm surprised at this - seems bizarre that it's a 'great product' but isn't commercially viable in any way? As an aside, I really can't understand why people are so enthusiastic about Dyson products - I find them to be poor to use and poor performers. My gf has a dyson vacuum cleaner (a v6, I think), and it's terrible. Battery life is minimal, the suction is poor compared to anything I've used in the past, all the no…

> like giving a Wookee a prostate examination

Can't stop laughing at this

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by pavlov »

Another British gadget luminary, Sir Clive Sinclair (of early homecomputer ZX-81 fame) also tried his hand at electric vehicles in the 1980s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5

The product line was supposed to grow to include a two-seater C10 and a three-seater C15, but the C5 flopped so badly that those more car-like models never got produced.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by jbarberu »

djaychela wrote: post #23

I'm surprised at this - seems bizarre that it's a 'great product' but isn't commercially viable in any way? As an aside, I really can't understand why people are so enthusiastic about Dyson products - I find them to be poor to use and poor performers. My gf has a dyson vacuum cleaner (a v6, I think), and it's terrible. Battery life is minimal, the suction is poor compared to anything I've used in the past, all the no…

When moving to the US we decided to not skimp out on the vacuum and went with a Dyson Ball Animal 2 (an almost $500). It's one of the worst vacuums I've ever used. It's clunky, has poor suction and is a pain in the ass to empty/clean. I don't know if it's because it's an upright or if it's just a bad vacuum. Every canister style vacuum I've used in the past have been a pleasure to use compared to the Dyson. I even prefer to use my ShopVac over the Dyson for the house... :(

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by janc_ »

Doctor_Fegg wrote: post #19
jordache wrote: post #11

Shocked! This is akin to if a bicycle company tried to build cars, thinking their engineers can simply shift from bicycles to cars...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peugeot

And there are/were several other car brands that made bicycles before they made cars (e.g. Triumph, Rover, Minerva, Opel, ...).

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by jariel »

dabeeeenster wrote: post #5
vernie wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please elaborate

He was very pro-Brexit, then left the country and moved to Singapore.

Neither of these things make one remotely 'terrible' or a 'hypocrite'. Moreover, the move to Singapore was widely misrepresented.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by pdovy »

djaychela wrote: post #23

I'm surprised at this - seems bizarre that it's a 'great product' but isn't commercially viable in any way? As an aside, I really can't understand why people are so enthusiastic about Dyson products - I find them to be poor to use and poor performers. My gf has a dyson vacuum cleaner (a v6, I think), and it's terrible. Battery life is minimal, the suction is poor compared to anything I've used in the past, all the no…

I have a V7 that my mother in law gave us and the cordless part is the only thing it has going for it. It doesn't do nearly as good a job as our corded Miele but it's good enough that I'll use it to spot clean when I don't want to lug that out.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by throwaway2048 »

samdoidge wrote: post #29
dabeeeenster wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He was very pro-Brexit, then left the country and moved to Singapore.

Dyson moved it's HQ to Singapore with the CEO stating: “We have seen an acceleration of opportunities to grow the company from a revenue perspective in Asia" I don't see why this makes Dyson a terrible person.

Hes not going to come out and say "Dyson is leaving because the UK is going to become a terrible place to do business internationally" either, especially after his enthusiastic support for brexit.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by dariusj18 »

djaychela wrote: post #23

I'm surprised at this - seems bizarre that it's a 'great product' but isn't commercially viable in any way? As an aside, I really can't understand why people are so enthusiastic about Dyson products - I find them to be poor to use and poor performers. My gf has a dyson vacuum cleaner (a v6, I think), and it's terrible. Battery life is minimal, the suction is poor compared to anything I've used in the past, all the no…

I bought vacuums that were supposed to be as good as Dysons and they always sucked (though there are some Sharks I've heard good things about). Then I finally bought a Dyson (a v7) and it's been great. Great design and function.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by ssully »

oh_sigh wrote: post #45
ssully wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am not British so I could be viewing it wrong, but I imagine they are calling Dyson a terrible person because he advocated for Brexit, and now that it is happening, he packed up and moved to another country and won't feel any repercussions for something he advocated for.

Any evidence he wouldn't have done the same thing if brexitbhad failed? Would Asia stop being an important market if the UK was in the EU?

Again, I have no skin in this game, but if I did then I would say the only thing that matters is what he did do, not what he would have done.
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