Dyson (yes,
that Dyson) could be looking to play a role in the next great electric automobile. Just let your brain simmer on that a moment, and see if you can stifle any forthcoming laughter. Believe it or not, the British inventor famous for his
iconic vacuum designs is actually developing a "powerful lightweight motor that could enable electric cars to zoom along for hundreds of miles without causing pollution." In theory, the eventual vehicle would scoot about much quicker than the majority of sluggish electric vehicles and solar panels would be
tacked on the roof for regeneration in sunlight. Of course, some analysts are suggesting that he continue to keep his innovative motors in household gizmos, and rather than strike out on his own to invent a new car, he could simply partner with an existing automaker and toss in his design genius to craft something that's not
horrifically ugly. Sounds pretty good to us.
[Via
Core77, image courtesy of
Telegraph]
posted June 25th 2008 5:14AM
I've looked at Dyson vacuums in the store, and they look cool, but I still can't figure out what makes them worth $500.
You're getting a product that looks good, is functional and actually works.
I have been told by owners of them that they're worth the money - and their carpets are immaculate.
A) Don't pay $500. Look for "sales"
B) Retail is $500 BECAUSE THEY WORK. Try owning some pets and using a "regular" vacuum. Works like shit. Then go over the same area with a Dyson. Price justified.
Well, they work. You buy one today and it is pretty likely that it will still work in ten years time. That is without your trusty-with-repairing-stuff grandfather spending a day fixin' it up every year. You wash it & its filters out every six months and lubricate the rubber seals and that's it. It is one of those items where it pays to pay a premium.
Why all the nay sayers. The Dyson is the best vacuum I have ever owned and worth every penny that I paid for it. If they can revolutionize the vacuum industry, why not the electric motor industry?
Great, a car that will never suck less.
can always count on engadget's narrow mindedness, and its loyal army of ignoramuses to bad mouth a product they are too arrogant to try to justly or at least rationally criticize.
The Dyson vacuums are ace. I moved into a new apartment and ran my Hoover and it had just a little stuff in the receptacle. I borrowed a friend's Dyson and I had to empty it twice (right after using my vacuum!). It has amazing suction and just works. I look forward to this new project.
Honestly I have to say after vacuuming over the same piece of lint like 20 times, picking it up looking at it, dropping it back on the floor and running it over 20 more times, I broke down and bought one...
I wish i could ride it to work.
I seem to remember another celebrated British inventor who decided to get into electric vehicles. It didn't end well....
What I don't understand is that the motors in Dyson Vaccums are just Panasonic motors. Not Dyson engineered motors, just OEM sourced motors. It's not like the gimmic of the Dyson revolves solely around the motor.
And I have recently become a Dyson convert. Iwas perfectly happy with my Sanitaire industrial chrome vaccum- until I ran the Dyson over a floor I'd just finished vacuuming. The amount of dust it pulled out was truly astonishing.
When someone claims they can improve an electric car andoesn't sayy anything about better batteries, they are one of two things; a total fraud, or a total idiot. I wonder which one Dyson is?
I think James should first work out how to make the battery on his hand-held vacuum last more that TWO MINUTES before he gets this ambitious.
I'm not exaggerating: 2 minutes.
He can totally succeed where others have failed. Because his priorities are probably better.
Sounds like a modern day Nikola Tesla to me. Lets see if he gets ripped off by the Thomas Edison of our times.
the exhausts are kept in a bag
I hope Dyson does get into building cars. Then maybe Rainbow will follow suit and build their own car. The difference being the Rainbow will run on water and be a much better car.
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