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Revealed: Details and design plans for Dyson's new electric car

Published 13 May 2019

Newly-released patents have provided a glimpse into the development of the Dyson electric car.

Pencilled in for launch in 2021, Dyson's EV could use a crossover design and feature a solid-state battery that will charge faster and last longer than lithium-ion units.

News that the company - arguably most widely-known for reinventing the design of the vacuum cleaner - is planning to design, build and sell an electric car broke back in 2017.

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The patents show a seven-seater crossover bodystyle and elevated driving position, with a vehicle height of between 1600mm and 1800mm. The car also measures between 4700mm and 5000mm in length and will be 'well suited to travel over rough terrain', according to the patent.

Dyson Car 2

Former Aston Martin chief engineer Ian Minards, who joined Dyson in September 2016 as vice president, has led the work. No official details have been supplied about how the car will be powered, but Dyson has said in the past that it's researching two different types of solid-state battery which will be smaller and more powerful than the lithium-ion batteries that are traditionally used in electric vehicles.

Patents and updates for the car were published in a memo to Dyson staff in which billionaire founder, James Dyson, called on employees to keep the plans a secret. Dyson said that the car would contain "fundamentally new technologies and make some inventive leaps".

Development work on the Dyson electric car is being carried out at the firm's new automotive research facility at Hullavington Airfield, near Swindon. All manufacturing and production for the finished car, however, will take place at Dyson's new global HQ in Singapore.