DEFENDER2.NET - View topic - Dyson pulls plug on his new vehicle

↓ Advertise on Defender2 ↓

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Map · Calendar · Profile · Donate · Register · Log In

Home > Off Topic > Dyson pulls plug on his new vehicle

Page 1 of 1

Print this entire topic ·

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: The Land that time forgot
Posts: 3753

Dyson pulls plug on his new vehicle

Just heard on the evening news that Sir James Dyson has pulled the plug on his BEV - product level/ demand to low to be viable. He was going to build it in Singapore. I wonder how this might affect The Grenadier also being a low volume vehicle. OK Jim Ratcliffe is a wealthier man than James Dyson but vehicle production has to be a viable proposition.
BTW please excuse the pun on Dyson pulling the plug, couldn’t help it. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

10th Oct 2019 4:39pm

Zed

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
Location: In the woods
Posts: 3282

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

No need for vanity project tax write offs now his business is in Singapore.

500 British workers now on the dole.

10th Oct 2019 4:46pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20347

That’s because EV’s suck. Get it.

$W33T $0U7H3RN $UG4R
🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪

10th Oct 2019 6:06pm

markb110

Member Since: 22 May 2010
Location: Guildford
Posts: 2630

Anyone remember the Santa PS-10 that was made in Spain. It did come into the UK but did not exactly take off and suffered huge depreciation. Trying to sell a Defender look a like did not help in my opinion - will the Grenadier go the same way?

10th Oct 2019 7:25pm

BogMonster

Member Since: 05 Feb 2008
Location: Stanley
Posts: 400

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey

The problem was it only ran for 18 minutes on a full charge

---
2006 Defender 110 SW 300Tdi • 2011 Ford Ranger XLT crewcab • 2015 Defender 110 Station Wagon Utility TDCi

11th Oct 2019 12:12am

Co1

Member Since: 19 Aug 2018
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 3674

custom90steve wrote:
That’s because EV’s suck. Get it.

Very good!!

11th Oct 2019 5:11am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

markb110 wrote:
Anyone remember the Santa PS-10 that was made in Spain. It did come into the UK but did not exactly take off and suffered huge depreciation. Trying to sell a Defender look a like did not help in my opinion - will the Grenadier go the same way?

To be fair, the PS-10 took the basic Defender design backwards (leaf springs!) whereas Grenadier should take it forwards. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia

11th Oct 2019 5:17am

Siwynne

Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: West lancs
Posts: 578

Click image to enlarge

Somebody has found a use for a charging point😂. Bet that runs for a while after being plugged in.

19th Oct 2019 8:31am

tookaphotoof

Member Since: 18 Mar 2013
Location: dordrecht
Posts: 1279

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black

markb110 wrote:

Anyone remember the Santa PS-10 that was made in Spain. It did come into the UK but did not exactly take off and suffered huge depreciation. Trying to sell a Defender look a like did not help in my opinion - will the Grenadier go the same way?

If you want to know why nobody wanted that car...

Click image to enlarge

19th Oct 2019 8:57am

Sulisuli

Member Since: 30 Oct 2016
Location: South west
Posts: 4795

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Does that look any worse than the inside of the new Pretender? 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90
2000 XS TD5 90

19th Oct 2019 9:36am

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: The Land that time forgot
Posts: 3753

Yes! Looks worse even than the Classic Defender (ie pre-Puma dash as that One I like) dash. Nothing wrong with the New Defender’s dash - but I reserve judgement on that until I have drowned one......... Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

19th Oct 2019 9:42am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

EV News Daily (at 🏠) (@EVNewsDaily) Tweeted:
James Dyson has talked about his shuttered EV project for the Sunday Times #richlist today. As far as I know we’ve never seen these pics before?

It’s a stunner. 600 miles range with Dyson’s lithium ion batteries. But would have cost £150k to make a profit. https://t.co/gkiOCyalAa https://twitter.com/EVNewsDaily/status/1261933388170170368?s=20

Click image to enlarge

17th May 2020 5:39pm

Page 1 of 1

All times are GMT

Jump to

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum