Efter ha satsat ca 30 miljarder på projektet så lägger man nu ner alltihop.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... c-car-2020Dyson has employed Roland Krueger, former president of Infiniti, to head up its automotive division in preparation for the launch of its electric car in 2021.
The purpose-built two-storey plant is part of a £2.5bn investment in the electric car project, with prototypes set to be produced next year ahead of the car's 2021 launch.
The EV project has been working to produce three models for more than three years. Its first will be a low-volume car produced in fewer than 10,000 units. Sir James said this model will carry a premium price tag but will not be a sports car.
Dyson is working to produce its cars with solid state battery technology. This advanced battery chemistry, which uses higher energy density cells that are quicker to charge and store more energy than current liquid cells, is predicted to make it to market in time for the brand's second car, possibly at the start of the next decade.
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/ ... june-2016/Dyson's plan to branch out from making vacuum cleaners and pricey hairdryers is dead:
the company is pulling the plug on its electric car project.
It's a blow to company founder James Dyson and his vision to disrupt the fledgling EV marketplace.
The Dyson electric car was planned to be made in the Far East; the British company had confirmed it would manufacture the EV in Singapore from 2021, where it's also moving its headquarters.
'Though we have tried very hard throughout the development process, we simply can no longer see a way to make it commercially viable,' Sir James said in an email to staff, according to the Financial Times. 'We have been through a serious process to find a buyer for the project which has, unfortunately, been unsuccessful so far.'
The Dyson EV's main weapon: solid-state tech
The Dyson car could have had double the energy density and range of today’s EVs, thanks to a breakthrough solid-state battery, and its $90m (£69m) acquisition of battery company Sakti3. The start-up, launched out of the University of Michigan by Professor Ann Marie Sastry, claims to have developed solid-state lithium-ion batteries producing over 400Wh/kg energy density.
