Report: Dyson wants to build 3 EV models, considers output in China
Vacuum cleaner maker Dyson aims to bring three electric vehicles to market and is considering China as a potential production site, the Financial Times reported.
The company also has been recruiting potential sales staff in China, the Financial Times said, quoting sources.
Inventor James Dyson, who established the company, expects China to be the biggest market for the cars, the paper said.
The first EV is due by 2021, the Financial Times said, and just a few thousand will be built as the company explores the market and establishes a supply chain.
Two models will follow and will be more conventional and designed to sell in larger numbers, the paper said. These will use Dyson's solid-state battery technology that should be able to store more energy for a longer driving range and faster charging time than lithium ion batteries, the report said.
The solid-state batteries may not be ready when the first EV goes into production, so that model might use lithium ion batteries instead, the Financial Times said.
James Dyson has said the project to make EVs has been almost 30 years in the making after the auto industry dismissed his ideas to clean up diesel technology.
Dyson is investing 1.12 billion euros (8.82 billion yuan) in battery development and as much again in car production, the Financial Times reported.
The company is looking at potential production sites in the U.K., Singapore and Malaysia in addition to China, the paper said. James Dyson told the Financial Times that he expects a decision on a manufacturing site to be made before summer.
Inventor James Dyson, who established the company, expects China to be the biggest market for the cars, the paper said.
The first EV is due by 2021, the Financial Times said, and just a few thousand will be built as the company explores the market and establishes a supply chain.
Two models will follow and will be more conventional and designed to sell in larger numbers, the paper said. These will use Dyson's solid-state battery technology that should be able to store more energy for a longer driving range and faster charging time than lithium ion batteries, the report said.
The solid-state batteries may not be ready when the first EV goes into production, so that model might use lithium ion batteries instead, the Financial Times said.
James Dyson has said the project to make EVs has been almost 30 years in the making after the auto industry dismissed his ideas to clean up diesel technology.
Dyson is investing 1.12 billion euros (8.82 billion yuan) in battery development and as much again in car production, the Financial Times reported.
The company is looking at potential production sites in the U.K., Singapore and Malaysia in addition to China, the paper said. James Dyson told the Financial Times that he expects a decision on a manufacturing site to be made before summer.
