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- shifty2, on 06/24/2008, -1/+55Lets hope it doesn't suck
- niccha, on 06/24/2008, -1/+33Interesting concept. Dyson sure has the track record to pull something like this off.
- sustainablogger, on 06/24/2008, -1/+31Just bought a Dyson vacuum cleaner recently... if the car's anything like it, I'll get in line for one...
- MCA2142, on 06/24/2008, -1/+17Will it be a Street Sweeper?
- sockpuppets, on 06/25/2008, -1/+16I bet it sucks.
- sockpuppets, on 06/25/2008, -1/+15"Vehicles will not be sold to women over 40" commented the manufacturer, "as all the products we make must remain bagless."
- KingGorilla, on 06/25/2008, -0/+11They should think about making Dyson Spheres
- SpaceDreamer, on 06/25/2008, -0/+10my skeptic-o-meter is in the red.
Electric motors are already very efficient, so I don't see what difference this guy can make there.
It's the batteries that need improvement - RyeBrye, on 06/25/2008, -1/+11I can't believe you use the phrase "cubic footage" and people digg you up as if you know your ass from hole in the ground.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8If the car is good at sucking, I won't be in the line :o
- kevman459, on 06/25/2008, -2/+10The Dyson airblade is sweet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4DClMTRVvU
If you've never used one I suggest you find a bar or restaurant in your area that has one and try it out, it's practically a toy. - granolajoe, on 06/24/2008, -2/+10Maybe the car bug got him after he developed that vacuum with better handling around corners :D
Can't wait for the car commercials. His vacuum ones are great because you know how seriously he takes his research and products...but his voice is so funny you can't help but laugh. - steelese, on 06/25/2008, -0/+8Actually, what he specializes in is lightweight designs. A normal electric motor for a car can weigh up to two hundred pounds. If he could compact it down, and place one on each wheel, and cutting weight it would be a lot more efficient.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7LOL this is funny.... because the guy is known for making vaccuum cleaners! That gives us the opportunity to make a thousand vaccuum jokes!
grow the ***** up guys, and read the ***** article before you comment.
Intellectual discussion. You're not invited - PeteBeast, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Cheers to him, good luck with this, US really needs it!
- drcreek, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5Just remember what happened to the Sinclair guy. First he made the best caclulators ever. Then he made an easy to use home computer that pluged into a tv. Then he made an electric bike/car called the Sincalir C5. It didn't catch in so quick.
I would copy and paste some images but I'm on an iPhone. But I plead you to google for some images. The past may repeat its self.
All I can see is a giant yellow and purple monster with a transparent engine. - dagnome1984, on 06/25/2008, -0/+5She's gone from suck to blow!
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -1/+5Solar panels on top of a car would take WEEKS to fully charge an EV's battery pack. A more practical use would be to power a fan or small heater to keep the car's interior at a moderate temperature upon entry.
- pygmy, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4Say what you want- but once you use a Dyson you can't go back to regular vacuum.
- sosueme2, on 06/25/2008, -1/+5All he has to do is enclose the sun into a sphere of sorts with a radius of 1 A.U. and then these cars will be everywhere.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4"will power RC cars over hundreds of miles"
- sparkysko, on 06/25/2008, -2/+5Let's see. Assuming 10 watts per square foot is what you'll get. A horsepower is about 800 watts. So 80 square feet per horsepower. A Crown Vic is 120 square feet, so 1.5 horsepower. Could you drive around with 1.5 horsepower? Sure, mopeds are usually around that. Can you make something as large as a crown vic that weighs as much as a moped? I dunno.
It doesn't make sense to bother doing cars solar powered. They'll *need* power systems anyways for cloudy days, safety, etc. So if you already have a power system, you might as well recharge it at home.
We have a 300 watt moped that goes 20 miles @ 20 mph. 300 watt hours gets 20 miles, or 1kw/hr gets 60 miles
I pay about 10 cents a kilowatt hour. 10 cents for 60 miles? Hell yeah. - conchur, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3Perpetual motion is a wonderful idea, sadly somehow it never really seems to work...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Meyer%27s_wat ... - algorhythmix, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3There is nothing which cant be improved .
- philadelphia, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2Do you think the car will suck up litter as it goes down the street?
- itsabrandnewday, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2ok, great news, i love Dyson, i think the man's a genius; but seriously, who wrote this article? can't we just link to the source next time?
- LanceUppercut, on 06/25/2008, -1/+3This seems great and all, but there really should be a national initiative from a gov't body to get this done. We have done it before with the hoover dam and things like that, so we should have the gov't do what it should be doing, serving the people. I am a capitalist and I totally believe that someone will eventually work through the patent nightmare and produce a car that is viable, however with a huge govt funding, this will get done much quicker. You throw enough bright well paid people at a problem, it will get solved. Unless you are microsoft.
- evilgourmet, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2Finally a reason to live in Arizona!
GO DYSON - tupperbacharach, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2***There's no way that the hood, roof, and deck lid of a car provides anywhere near enough cubic footage for enough solar panels to charge a battery for a propulsion system.***
Perhaps you should inform these Canadians that the solar vehicles that they have been building/using for several years cannot possibly work: http://solarvehicles.org/home.html - sinrtb, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2but currently there are more photons hitting solar panels then electrons flowing. The efficiency of solar panels is around 30%
- thebassmaster, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2or if not a sphere, maybe some kind of swarm or bubble?
- Spoomeister, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2Will it have that little yellow ball in front, to enable tighter turns?
- liuite, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2I believe Dyson fully understands Rotary Vane Motor and its use in relation to vacuums and pumps, hydraulics would also be an example of rotary pump. Now that Air Car has garner lots of attention in the world, I don't doubt that Dyson will have his own ideas on Rotary Vane Motor and how it can improve efficiency. Think about a Solar Electric/Air hybrid!
- Hurricane, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2Nope, a Dyson ring is more mass efficient.
- merc22, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2What if there was a redesign of the solar panel that allowed the solar panel to consume more energy? I wouldn't be so quick to deny what is possible.
“Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949. - matriculated, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2I'm sure the auto and gas industry are going to welcome him with open arms. And by arms I mean guns.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -1/+3He should team up with Tesla Motors... who cares about Honda and other Big Oil stooges..
- TypeEE, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1A car that is like your vacuum would be a car that pick up dirt as it moves?
- TypeEE, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1What is the concept? I don't even get it from the article.
- tupperbacharach, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1***Solar panels are enough to power a rickshaw, but not a modern automobile.***
The solar panels are not for "power," the are for CHARGING. There is plenty of power for charging.
Also, one merely has to put a fancy shell on these vehicles, and suddenly they become a "modern" automobile. - beauley, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1With Global Warming on many people's minds, do we have any ideas of the best way to lessen the impact on our future, or maybe a possible relief of its possible ravages or even a possible key to its eventual reversal. Many scientific experts have proposed
http://www.quazen.com/Science/Technology/Solar-Pow ...
Solar Power, Source of Endless Energy - inactive, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1No not team up with Tesla Motors...
Just MAKE a Tesla COIL than you save the cost of batteries and panels. - liuite, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1if I possessed his knowledge, I would use rotary hydraulic regenerative braking: one of the key feature of hybrid drivetrain that will bring utmost efficiency to automobile. regenerative braking with generator motors requires expensive ultracapacitors. rotary hydraulic regenerative braking uses very old technology that engineers are very familiar with and the inertia of the vehicle is transferred and stored.
- liuite, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Human Powered Vehicles; an average person will generate around 0.2HP, athelete may generate 0.5HP or short sprints of 1.0HP. The current record for recumbent over 200M is 80MPH.
if the vehicle is light weight, has low cd, less wet surface, low rolling friction...it doesn't require much power to go fast. in this case, a 1HP motor? - allaboutdatiki, on 06/25/2008, -1/+2Whoops, square footage. Sorry about that. Have a wonderful day.
- liuite, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1I am looking forward to seeing Hoover jumping on the bandwagon...maybe a Back To The Future version of Hooverboard???
- Frostek, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Strangely enough, there seems to be quite a strong modder's scene for those old Sinclair C5's...
Check out Google. I remember reading an article a few years ago (might have been a decade) where they replaced the front wheel with a Lynx helicopter one, and with some gear modifications had them going 60- 80 mph and beyond. I'm fairly certain they had one with better acceleration than a Porche 911 too! - inactive, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1"grow the f up guys"...
Maybe you shouldn't get your news from digg...maybe you should be watching FOX or one of the channels news is fed to you like mushed peas and you take it and you like... - inactive, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1lmfao
- thebassmaster, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1I sincerely hope I'm alive long enough to see one built... not going to get my hopes up though!
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