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Sinclair C5

Sir Clive Sinclair, inventor of the C5 pedal-electric car, dead at 81

Published 17 September 2021
By David Mullen
Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor of the ill-fated C5, but best-known for creating the world’s first pocket calculator, has died aged 81.
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