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The Sinclair C5 is a small one-person battery ... Hoover arranged for 19 of its service offices around the UK ... (and at a higher price) than Sinclair had ever ...
The first (and only) Sinclair Vehicles production model was the single-seater Sinclair C5, launched on 10 January 1985. Larger models were planned, including the C15, a four-seater car capable of speeds of up to 80 mph (130 km/h). The generally poor reception given to the C5 by the press and public meant that these models would never reach ...
He launched the Sinclair C5 electric vehicle on 10 January 1985, but it was a commercial disaster, selling only 17,000 units and losing Sinclair £7,000,000. Sinclair Vehicles went into liquidation later the same year. The failure of the C5, combined with those of the QL and the TV80, caused investors to lose confidence in Sinclair's judgement.
Sinclair also had several commercial failures, including the Sinclair Radionics Black Watch wristwatch, the Sinclair Vehicles C5 battery electric vehicle, and the Sinclair Research TV80 flatscreen CRT handheld television set. The failure of the C5, along with a weakened computer market, forced Sinclair to sell most of his companies by 1986.
The first mobile phone network in the UK is launched by Vodafone. (The second would be Cellnet, on 7 January.) [3] [4] [5] 7 January – Nine striking coalminers are jailed for arson. 10 January The Sinclair C5, a battery-assisted recumbent tricycle, designed by the British inventor Clive Sinclair is launched. [6] [7]
Sinclair said that certain selling stockholders have granted the The company has priced its issue of 18 million class A common shares at $27.25 apiece. Sinclair Broadcast Prices New Stock Issue
Sinclair C5, an electric trike launched in 1985. Sinclair C5 (1985) ... Rewaco trike in the UK. Krauser-BMW Domani, incorporating elements of both cars and motorcycles.
In 1985, Sir Clive Sinclair’s, Sinclair C5 motor car, was launched and later produced at the Hoover Factory. After a few short months, the Sinclair C5 was deemed a failure and production stopped after Hoover took out a writ against Sinclair for £1.5 million of unpaid debt. [9]