Dyson to Build Electric Car in Singapore

Dyson, the UK-based vacuum cleaner company, has decided to build its new electric car in Singapore.

Dyson’s Singapore plant is expected to open in 2020. The company already has 1,100 employees in the area, including engineers and production workers making device motors.

Dyson’s CEO, Jim Rowan, told company employees about the plan this morning. “Dyson is truly global in its development, delivery and realization of technology. This decision is good news for the exceptional teams we have in both the UK and Singapore. It is a fast-moving, exciting, and pivotal project for Dyson,” Rowan said.

Dyson plans to use what it has learned making vacuum cleaners with “switched reluctance” electric motors and apply that to cars.

The company plans to invest roughly £2 billion ($2.6 billion) on the project, most of which will be spent in Singapore. But it states that roughly £200 million ($259 million) will be spent in the UK on research and test facilities.

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