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Dyson creates 300 new EV jobs

Dyson is seeking a further 300 engineers in a push to build its first electric vehicle (EV) by 2020.
Posted on 01 March, 2018

Dyson, best known for its vacuum cleaners and hand dryers, caused a stir when it announced plans for a battery powered vehicle. Dyson already has a 400-strong team working on the project and has doubled the number of scientists working on its battery programmes over the past year. “We’ve started building an exceptional team that combines top Dyson engineers with talented individuals from the automotive industry. The team is already over 400 strong, and we are recruiting aggressively. I’m committed to investing £2bn on this endeavour,” said James Dyson, inventor and founder of Dyson Limited, last year.  The need for more engineers comes as 2017’s underlying earnings rose 27 per cent to $1.5 billion dollars. Dyson said the electric car team, which up until now has been based in its Malmesbury headquarters in the Cotswolds would shortly move to its new research and development base in Hullavington in Wiltshire. The firm is yet to decide where its electric cars will be manufactured. The UK is reported to be in contention for the work, along with Singapore, Malaysia and China.