It is easy for even respected industry titans like James Dyson, inventor of the cyclonic vacuum cleaner, to underestimate how capital- and time-intensive it is to develop a passenger vehicle for sale to consumers. Apple's long-rumored car is nowhere to be seen, for example. So it was no huge surprise when Dyson announced cancellation of his company's electric vehicle project. This elicited a variety of observations from around the industry.
Dan Carney is a Design News senior editor, covering automotive technology, engineering and design, especially emerging electric vehicle and autonomous technologies.
Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.
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