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Dyson
Dyson’s Electric Car Play Has (Some Of) The Right Stuff
Dyson might succeed. They might fail. But at 2.7 billion pounds and with their success points, they are one of the more interesting new entrants.
Dyson Unveils Electric Vehicle Plan After 2 Years of Development — Plans To Sell By…
Serial innovator James Dyson announced that his aptly named company Dyson has been building a concept electric vehicle for the last 2 years and plans to bring it to market by 2020.
UPDATED: Sakti3 & Dyson Still Rolling
Just 18 months ago, Dyson, the British maker of bladeless fans and ridiculously expensive vacuum cleaners, shelled out $90 million to acquire Sakti3, a super secretive battery company based on patents held by the University of Michigan. Sakti3 claimed years ago that it had developed a solid-state lithium battery that is less expensive than a conventional lithium-ion battery and has double the power density. It also won’t explode or burst into flames the way a conventional battery can. (See: Samsung Galaxy Note 7.) However, none of its claims have ever been proven publicly in the real world and the company has been reluctant to allow outsiders to independently validate its technology. The Dyson Sakti3 battery deal has now been abandoned, says a report in Quartz.
Dyson Could Go Where Only 1 Company (Tesla) Has Gone Before, Professor Postulates
The UK-based company Dyson could follow in Tesla’s footsteps with regard to rapid growth in the electric vehicle sector, according to a professor of energy storage at Warwick University’s manufacturing group. We’ve previously reported on the growing evidence Dyson is working on an electric vehicle (EV), and that the UK … [continued]
Dyson Developing A Consumer EV With Aid Of UK Government Funding
Originally published on EV Obsession. Rumors were going around last year that the well-known UK-based company Dyson was in the process of developing an electric car. According to documents recently released by the UK government, it appears that those rumors were true. The company is apparently developing its first consumer … [continued]
What Cigarettes, Asbestos, Coal, & ICE All Have In Common
Originally published on LinkedIn. By Roger Atkins In simple, blunt terms — they can all kill you. Not everyone, everywhere, all the time of course. But if you happen to be in the wrong place… it’s bad news I’m afraid. The good news is that both cigarettes and asbestos have … [continued]
Dyson Putting $15 Million Into Solid State Battery Developer Sakti3
The British technology company Dyson is investing $15 million into the Michigan-based solid state battery developer Sakti3, according to recent reports. Considering the technology that Dyson is best known for — vacuums — I’m going to take a guess here and say that that’s where the company’s interest in new … [continued]
