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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #222 Jun 23, 2008 8:08 pm |
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Hi guys, Further debate over whether Dyson out-Hoovers Hoover -- or whatever -- may now all be a loss. He's just announced that he's out to make an electric car. Please see following link: http://jalopnik.com/396805/dyson-developing-electric-car-will-probably-suck Best, Venson
Hello Venson:
This was posted yesterday on this thread. By M00seUK and DIB. A short interrupted discussion followed. I opined that if dyson can't improve the run time on its DC16 beyond 5 minutes [and has resorted to discounting them by $100] after 2 plus years, what makes us think it can develop a car that runs on batteries? Carmine D.
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HARDSELL
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #223 Jun 23, 2008 9:01 pm |
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Hello Venson: This was posted yesterday on this thread. By M00seUK and DIB. A short interrupted discussion followed. I opined that if dyson can't improve the run time on its DC16 beyond 5 minutes [and has resorted to discounting them by $100] after 2 plus years, what makes us think it can develop a car that runs on batteries? Carmine D.
I said yesterday that it was smarter to develop a long lasting auto battery. There is a $300,000,000 contest for developing a long lasting battery.
Once again J D has proven to be smarter than you Carmine. Is it any wonder that you are so envious.
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Venson
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #224 Jun 24, 2008 3:00 am |
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Hello Venson: This was posted yesterday on this thread. By M00seUK and DIB. A short interrupted discussion followed. I opined that if dyson can't improve the run time on its DC16 beyond 5 minutes [and has resorted to discounting them by $100] after 2 plus years, what makes us think it can develop a car that runs on batteries? Carmine D.
Thanks Carmine and my apologies to DIB and M00seUK. Dyson is quite a dabbler. Call me me when he makes a good blender.
Venson
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #226 Jun 24, 2008 7:38 am |
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I said yesterday that it was smarter to develop a long lasting auto battery. There is a $300,000,000 contest for developing a long lasting battery. Once again J D has proven to be smarter than you Carmine. Is it any wonder that you are so envious.
Exxon-Mobil is smarter than all of us and has the resources to do it.
Carmine D.
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #227 Jun 24, 2008 8:15 am |
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McCain offers prize for cutting-edge battery LM Otero / Associated Press Sen. John McCain tells supporters in Fresno that a can-do U.S. can craft a cleaner future. He’s also proposing a $5,000 tax break for those who buy zero-emission vehicles. In Fresno, he says he would award $300 million to whoever developed a new device that could efficiently power cars. .
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #228 Jun 24, 2008 8:42 am |
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Dyson is also conspicuously missing from the costco web site, although I believe they are available in the stores.
CIRCUIT CITY, which is suffering from poor sales like many big box retailers, has dropped the dyson vacuum line from its stores. Keeps the old/to be discountinued dysons [nothing new from dyson at CC] on the Web Site [at least for now]. All dysons at CC are at reduced/discounted prices from MSRP.
Carmine D.
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #229 Jun 24, 2008 9:01 am |
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DIB: Hope it's not tax payer money. The income tax credits were used for purchases of hybrids too. Also hybrids were allowed to use high occupancy vehicle lanes without having the required passengers. Both perks expired recently and to my knowledge were not renewed. Even at the local levels for traffic laws. With the high gas prices, these incentives will not be needed anymore to get people to buy. As usual the economics of the market place work much better than governmental intervention. Carmine D.
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CarmineD
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Re: Dyson, In The News...
Reply #231 Jun 24, 2008 2:05 pm |
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According to the BEST BUY site, the dyson DC16 Hand Held is rated 2.5 stars out of 5 based on 40 reviews. The first review by an admitted dyson head states verbatim [I added the highlights]: Bottom Line: Great for its intended use of quick pick ups, but if you need it longer than a few consecutive minutes, you are out of luck...
Carmine D.
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