# Solar-Powered Cars Inspired by Vacuums Dyson Powered Eco-Vehicle By Elsa Blaine | Published 2008-06-26 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vacuum-guru-to-design-solar-powered-car-dyson-powered-eco-vehicle References: [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1028490/Vacuum-cleaner-king-James-Dyson-plans-solar-powered-car-travels-hundreds-miles.html?ITO=1490) & [english.dysoncanada](http://www.english.dysoncanada.ca/about/story/) Marketing superstar and industrial designer extraordinaire James [Dyson](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyson-pencilvac), the creator of the trendy [Dyson bagless vacuum cleaner](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyson-v8-cyclone), is setting his sights on developing a [solar-powered car](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solarpowered-race-vehicle). If the success he had with his purple and yellow dirt suckers is any indication, he may very well be the right man for the job. After all, his company basically changed the way we looked at vacuums and made them fashionable, regardless of the price. According to the U.K. Daily Mail, “Engineers at the entrepreneur's Wiltshire HQ are developing a lightweight electric motor that could power a family saloon for hundreds of miles. The battery would be charged by solar panels mounted on the vehicle's roof, or on the roof of a garage where the car is kept.” “Sir James, whose inventions have made him a fortune worth around £800million, believes electric cars will outnumber petrol ones within a decade,” say the Daily mail. Apparently the motor will be based on the same powerhouse used in the Dyson vacuum cleaners. Will that make the car a street cleaner as well? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 33% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Solar-powered Cars:** Opportunities for disruptive innovation can be explored in developing lightweight electric motors and solar panels. - **Electric Cars:** Innovative technology in electric cars could pave the way for a new era in transportation. - **Renewable Energy Vehicles:** The concept of combining renewable energy sources with classic automotive engineering could create opportunities for disruptive innovation. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automotive:** The automotive industry has the opportunity to explore and develop renewable energy vehicles. - **Renewable Energy:** Advancements in solar panel technology and electric motors could produce disruptive innovation in the renewable energy industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry has potential opportunities to innovate and incorporate existing technologies into new devices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Solar-Powered Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightyear-0.md) - [Solar-Powered Autonomous Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polestar-cladrus.md) - [Solar-Powered Sedan Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vision-eqxx.md) - [Solar-Powered Cargo Vans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/solar-electric-van.md) - [Solar-Powered Sleek Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-solaris.md) - [Sleek Mini Car Vacuums](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-car-vacuum.md) - [Solar-Powered City Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-cars.md) - [Solar-Powered Autonomous Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-vehicle-concept.md) - [Sleek Solar-Powered SUVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/humble-one-suv.md)