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Tim in Scotland



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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!
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Zed



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

500 British workers now on the dole.
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That’s because EV’s suck. Get it. Snigger Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️
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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?
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BogMonster



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Co1



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


Rolling with laughter Very good!!
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LandRoverAnorak



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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

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Siwynne



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



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Sulisuli



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Does that look any worse than the inside of the new Pretender? 2015 HT XS 90
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Post #798752 19th Oct 2019 9:36am
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Tim in Scotland



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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!
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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


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