US: China's Dreame unveils rocket-boosted EV supercar at San Francisco event.
Storyline China's Dreame unveils rocket-boosted EV supercar at San Francisco event Chinese company Dreame arrives in San Francisco to launch its four-day tech conference, called Dreame Next. Dreame unveils its most futuristic project yet - aerospace technology powering a twin engine for the Nebula Next 01 Concept Jet Edition EV. John Warner, Chief of Design, Dreame Nebula NEXT: "The fastest acceleration on the planet. Lightning in motion. A new way to move from the future. But this is just not an arrival. It is a point of proof. We are simply not just building faster cars. We are building next era mobility robots defined by performance, intelligence and safety." Mark Niu, Reporter: "This rocket-based technology concept car has so much power that it is expected to be able to go from 0 to 100 kilometers in 0.9 seconds. That's about the same as a 0 to 60 miles per hour. But despite all that power and muscle, they emphasize that just as important is the brain." Dreame Auto's Chief Marketing Officer describes the car as being controlled by a central brain, where sub-agents control the cockpit, chassis and powertrain to help it operate as one. Jake Ma, User Experience Executive, Dreame Nebula NEXT: "A car shouldn't be a static device. It should be a self-learning, self-adapting, intelligent terminal - one that gets safer, smoother, and more personal the longer you live with it." These principles are also incorporated in its Nebula Next 01 EV hyper-sedan, which Ma says is expected to hit the market in the second half of 2027. The vehicles come as a surprise to many because Dreame is much better known for being the maker of AI-driven cleaning robots and personal care tech. John Warner, Chief of Design, Dreame Nebula NEXT: "Starting off being a robotics manufacturer and then then venturing off into other sectors, it's sort of a natural progression, I think, because it's what Dreame is all about is the home ecosystem. I think we've done the house. So what's next to the house is moving on to the automotive field." Dreame believes its technology could not only benefit the EV industry in China but also the US. Jake Ma, User Experience Executive, Dreame Nebula NEXT: "Not only here to compete with Tesla, we also want to together work with Tesla to accelerate the adoption of smart vehicles to the regular households here." Right now, tariffs and trade policies make it nearly impossible for Dreame to sell its EV's in the United States. But the company remains optimistic. Jake Ma, User Experience Executive, Dreame Nebula NEXT: "(Relationships) between the U.S. and China get better and better because we see, I guess a loosening control happening in Canada where they just remove the tariffs and allow a quota of Chinese EVs coming into Canada. So we hope that something similar may happen because eventually it's beneficial to the US consumers." Ma also says another important part of their strategy is making cars affordable - a challenge that has plagued the U.S. market and slowed EV adoption. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]
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