Dyson Ltd.’s electric car may have a long wheel base, an interior cabin with reclining seats and an aerodynamic design, according to patents awarded to the company. The patents, filed about 18 months ago and made public Wednesday, are the first glimpse of the car being built by the U.K.-based company known for pricey vacuums, hair dryers and air purifiers. In an email to staff, founder James Dyson said the patents "don’t reveal what our vehicle will really look like or give any specifics around what it will do," but they do "provide a glimpse of some of the inventive steps" the company is weighing. The patents also indicate Dyson is mulling a vehicle with larger wheels to improve efficiency. Dyson’s email also hinted at a car with a low center of gravity to improve handling. The company posted a new automotive page to its website detailing its history in the automotive world and how its experience working on motors could contribute to a car. Read also: Govt upbeat … [Read more...] about First patents surface for Dyson electric car planned for 2021
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Dyson driving towards all-terrain electric car in 2021
LONDON: James Dyson, famed for his vacuum cleaners, hinted on Thursday (May 9) that his electric car would be more energy efficient than rivals - and with "very large wheels" for city and rough-terrain driving.Releasing brief details of patents filed 18 months ago ahead of the car's expected launch in 2021, Dyson said in a memo shared with media: "the patents show a car with very large wheels, giving a low rolling resistance and high ground clearance."This makes a vehicle suited to city life and rough terrain but could also contribute to increased range and efficiency," he said, cautioning however that current designs were far from set in stone.The patents also "show a vehicle where the driver adopts a reclined seating position which would enable a low cabin height and a shallow windscreen angle" to improve aerodynamics and whose wheels are positioned as close to the front and back of the vehicle as possible.The British engineering entrepreneur acknowledged the patents … [Read more...] about Dyson driving towards all-terrain electric car in 2021
Dyson driving towards all-terrain electric car
LONDON: James Dyson, famed for his vacuum cleaners, hinted on Thursday (May 9) that his electric car would be more energy efficient than rivals - and with "very large wheels" for city and rough-terrain driving.Releasing brief details of patents filed 18 months ago ahead of the car's expected launch in 2021, Dyson said in a memo shared with media: "the patents show a car with very large wheels, giving a low rolling resistance and high ground clearance."This makes a vehicle suited to city life and rough terrain but could also contribute to increased range and efficiency," he said, cautioning however that current designs were far from set in stone.The British engineering entrepreneur acknowledged the patents were deliberately light on specifics but said "they do reveal some of the ways we might improve Battery Electric Vehicles".He also indicated that Dyson would move away from the status quo whereby electric car manufacturers base designs on existing formats that are adapted for … [Read more...] about Dyson driving towards all-terrain electric car
Dyson revs up hiring spree for S’pore electric car plant
SINGAPORE - British tech group Dyson has started recruiting people for its vehicle plant here as patents for its first electric car surface.Linkedin job placements indicate that the firm is looking for automotive design engineers, free-trade agreement specialists and design engineers, among others. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Exclusive stories and features on multiple devicesIn-depth analyses and opinion piecesePaper and award-winning multimedia content Subscribe Now … [Read more...] about Dyson revs up hiring spree for S’pore electric car plant
Will Conservative climate plan embrace electric cars?
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By Merran Smith Opinion Dan Woynillowicz Thu., May 2, 2019 Electric cars will take over roads in Canada and around the world. This is not simply the opinion of environmentalists, but a reality echoed by most analysts and automakers. It’s why Volkswagen is betting everything on a fast-approaching electric future. It’s why Ford just dropped a cool $500 million into electric truck startup Rivian with an eye toward electrifying its F-series (the bestselling trucks in Canada). And it’s why there’s a combined US$300 billion being invested by 29 global automakers into electric vehicles. Here in Canada, sales of new electric vehicles nearly doubled last year. In Norway, there were more electric cars sold than gas ones last month. One of the more pessimistic outlooks for electric cars, courtesy of ExxonMobil, sees the number of electric cars growing from two million to around 160 million in just 20 years. But perhaps, more than any factoid, what … [Read more...] about Will Conservative climate plan embrace electric cars?