The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

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Post by uptown » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:30 PM UTC

The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle
dyson.co.uk

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

#2

Post by uptown » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:46 PM UTC

Sadly, will not go to production:

“We never normally show our aborted projects, however, it felt right to give a glimpse of the Dyson car to show what the team achieved.”

https://twitter.com/Dyson/status/1268144470589165570

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

#3

Post by justin66 » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:46 PM UTC

It's surprisingly not ridiculous looking. That's the downfall of so many electric cars.

It's not a good looking car, but so few are.

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

#4

Post by joubert » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:48 PM UTC

Canceled: https://electrek.co/2020/05/18/dyson-cancelled-electric-car/

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

#5

Post by henvic » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:48 PM UTC

How unfortunate it's not going to production. It probably would be a great Tesla contender at some point!

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:48 PM UTC

uptown wrote: post #2

Sadly, will not go to production: “We never normally show our aborted projects, however, it felt right to give a glimpse of the Dyson car to show what the team achieved.” https://twitter.com/Dyson/status/1268144470589165570

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Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:49 PM UTC

joubert wrote: post #4

Canceled: https://electrek.co/2020/05/18/dyson-cancelled-electric-car/

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Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

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Post by objclxt » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:50 PM UTC

> Electric cars are considerably more expensive to make and manufacturers are making big losses on the sale of each car.

This is rather disingenuous. The Model 3 was one of the most popular new cars sold in the UK last year, Tesla isn’t losing money on those sales. You can’t do a market analysis that ignores the main competitor.

If I had to hazard a guess, the real reason James Dyson pulled the plug is a) EV development and tooling for manufacturer is hugely expensive, and b) Dyson is private, and James Dyson doesn’t want to accept investment or inject his own capital into the effort.

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

#9

Post by helsinkiandrew » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:53 PM UTC

Strange there's no mention of the solid-state batteries, that may have given it an edge over competition.

Re: The Dyson Battery Electric Vehicle

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Post by steviedotboston » Wed, Jun 03, 2020, 12:53 PM UTC

henvic wrote: post #5

How unfortunate it's not going to production. It probably would be a great Tesla contender at some point!

yeah, it would be great to have a company making cool electric cars that isn't run by a complete twat