But while the patents "provide a glimpse" of what the company is working on, the Dyson founder wrote that they "don't reveal what our vehicle will really look like or give any specifics around what it will do."
Questions about the vehicle program cropped up last year when Dyson wrote off £46 million, or about $60 million, of its £58 million investment in the University of Michigan spin-off due to problems with the technology. But it subsequently announced new details that made it clear the automotive venture was moving forward. That included word that it would build an assembly plant in Singapore, which the company now says will be complete next year.
"Our bespoke automotive development site at Hullavington, UK is a £200m investment in the Dyson electric car. It's 517 acres house restored hangars, with some of the most advanced Research, Design and Development labs in the world," the company says on its website. Referencing the patent renderings, Dyson did note that the basic shape, a bit lower than today's typical SUV and CUV, would reduce aerodynamic drag while "the long wheel base could be employed, increasing the driving range and enabling a larger cabin capacity."
And they’ll start at a cheap $400,000. Just like their vacuums!
5 years ago we would have thought this to be a headline in “The Onion”, yet here we are...
That's ok- I'm sure corrupt ElonMusk will respond w/a tweet that he's making a new $TSLA that folds up and can clean carpets.
Will it suck up the gravel from my garage floor, I just hate that...
$LTHM
Will double as a street cleaner 😊
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