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What do you think of this Dyson EV?

Discussion in 'EV (Electric Vehicle) Discussion' started by Team ChargePoint, Aug 17, 2018.

  1. Team ChargePoint

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    Can Dyson build on its years of engineering experience to clean up cars? An interview with the founder aims to answer that question (find the full article here) + below is a look at James Dyson's electric car concept

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    I don't know about that. The highway system is expensive enough even without carpeting.
     
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    they're too busy trying to litigate for lower property taxes.
     
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    Though there have been some recent rumors about Apple getting back to their car project. Apple hints at plan to build a car after all as it rehires ex-Tesla engineering head – TechCrunch
     
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    Are they aiming for the street sweeper market? ;) Looks a lot like a huge vacuum cleaner.
     
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    Does it have a cleanable container, or does it have replaceable bags?
     
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    It must be portable. Looks like it has a handle on the rear.
     
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    I don't care if it looks like a 50's Hoover, I just want more people working on solid state batts.
     
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    Reminds me of the old creed from when I worked for DEC "Nothing sucks like a VAX"¹

    ¹ actually used as a (failed) advertising slogan for VAX vacuum cleaners (UK firm: VAX UK Ltd)
     
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