Dyson Electric Solar Car In Development [Dyson Eco Car – Environmentally Friendly, Probably Yellow, Cleans Roads In Transit?]

Firstly, to put our usual flippancy aside, we should make it clear that there’s no signs that any forthcoming electric car from James ‘whatever I touch turns to gold’ Dyson will in fact clean roads whilst in transit but it is known that Sir Dyson is now working on developing an electric powered ‘eco car’ which will, we can safely assume, probably be made available in yellow.

According to reports, Dyson’s engineers based at Dyson HQ in Wiltshire are already working on development of the new Dyson Eco Car which will be powered by an electric motor based on Dyson’s ever popular range of cyclone vacuum cleaners with roof mounted solar panels serving to top up the juice whilst you’re out and about.

‘Electric cars are seen as city cars and to go 30mph is quite enough [sic], but in the future that will change. An electric motor can go to very high speeds,’ Dyson states though there are concerns as to whther the UK actually sees enough sun to make charging from solar panels viable (hence the Dyson Eco Car will also offer plug-in recharging capabilities for the other 364 days of the year).

Needless to say the news that Dyson is developing an electric car is causing considerable excitement in green circles on account of the fact that whatever Dyson comes up with tends to develop into a roaring commercial success. Could Dyson’s Eco Car, as well as escalating fuel prices, at last see the public embrace the concept of electric cars en masse? In mind of Dyson’s track record, only a fool would bet against it.

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