British inventor James Dyson to launch electric car

Dyson said his electric car would be "radically different" than those being designed by other carmakers, including Tesla. "It is not a sports car and not a very cheap car."

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Paul Sandle

September 26, 2017 05:00 AM

LONDON -- James Dyson, billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said his company was building an electric car that will launch by 2020. Dyson is the latest company to challenge traditional carmakers in a burgeoning market.

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