Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by hhs » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:35 PM UTC

Dyson has scrapped its electric car project
bbc.com

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by ditn » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:43 PM UTC

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by hwbehrens » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:44 PM UTC

I'm pretty surprised to find that Dyson even had an electric car project. The business similarity between vacuums and vehicles seems pretty low to me. Is it just the electric motors and Li-ion batteries?

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by vernie » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:45 PM UTC

ditn wrote: post #2

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

Please elaborate

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by dabeeeenster » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:46 PM UTC

vernie wrote: post #4

ditn wrote: post #2

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

Please elaborate

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

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by hwbehrens » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:46 PM UTC

vernie wrote: post #4

ditn wrote: post #2

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

Please elaborate

There seems to be quite a few:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_(company)#Lawsuits_and_c...

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by mhandley » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:49 PM UTC

vernie wrote: post #4

ditn wrote: post #2

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

Please elaborate

This article covers some of it: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/23/james-...

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by the_duke » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

hwbehrens wrote: post #6

vernie wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please elaborate

There seems to be quite a few: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_(company)#Lawsuits_and_c...

I don't see anything remarkable in the list for a large company.

No knowledge/opinion/comment on the individual though.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by the-dude » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:51 PM UTC

"The Dyson automotive team has developed a fantastic car; ..."

Has one ever been spotted in the wild? Or even at an orchestrated photo event?

I could not find any.

Re: Dyson has scrapped its electric car project

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 3:52 PM UTC

ditn wrote: post #2

I hope it cost Dyson himself a tonne of money; he's a terrible human and a hypocrite.

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