Sinclair Research to be a hypothetical portable version of the QL similar to "Pandora". In November 2010 Sinclair told "The Guardian" newspaper that he was working on a new prototype electric vehicle, called the X-1, to be launched within a year. "Technology has moved on quite a bit, there are new batteries available and I just rethought the thing. The C5 was OK, but I think we can do a better job now." The two-wheel X-1 was to have been available on July 2011 at the price of £595, but failed to reach production. Sinclair Research Sinclair Research Ltd is a British
Clive Sinclair 1,000 a month, placing orders with suppliers for 10,000 of each component to be delivered. Sinclair wrote a book for Bernard's Publishing, "Practical transistor receivers Book 1", which appeared in January 1959. It was re-printed late that year and nine times subsequently. His practical stereo handbook was published in June 1959 and reprinted seven times over 14 years. The last book Sinclair wrote as an employee of Bernard's was "Modern Transistor Circuits for Beginners", published in May 1962. At Bernard Babani he produced 13 constructors' books. In 1961 Sinclair registered Sinclair Radionics Ltd. His original choice, "Sinclair Electronics", was taken;