# Dyson buys battery start-up company for $90m

**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/dyson-buys-battery-start-up-company-for-90m/5456
**Category:** Battery & Chargers
**Created:** [October 19, 2015, 11:59am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/dyson-buys-battery-start-up-company-for-90m/5456 "2015-10-19T11:59:51Z")
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### Author: ![EvForum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/evforum/32/322_2.png) [@EvForum](https://community.electricforum.com/u/EvForum)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2015, 11:59am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/dyson-buys-battery-start-up-company-for-90m/5456/1 "2015-10-19T11:59:51Z")

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Dyson, best know for its revolutionary range of vacuums, has bought battery start up company Sakti3 for $90m after a $15m investment just a few months ago.

Is Dyson now getting ready for its much rumoured assault of the EV market?

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### Author: ![Electrified](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/electrified/32/560_2.png) [@Electrified](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Electrified)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/dyson-buys-battery-start-up-company-for-90m/5456/2 "2015-11-03T10:39:34Z")

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Maybe they are looking to unplug their line of vacs!