Chinese tech company Dreame Technology spends most of its time building robot vacuum cleaners, coffee machines and hairdryers, but at CES earlier in the year it unveiled an all-electric hypercar concept called the Nebula NEXT 01, with claims of nearly 1,900hp.
‘Yeah right’ was the gist of what we thought back then, and that didn’t really change when Dreame followed it up with the Nebula NEXT 01X—a related SUV version shown just last month. Still just a concept, of course.
Now though, things have gone completely and utterly insane, because just the other day Dreame held an event in San Francisco where it unveiled the Nebula NEXT 01 JET Edition. Yep, it’s an all-electric hypercar with rocket boosters.
At least, that’s what it’s claiming to be. There’s a brilliant disclaimer at the bottom of the promo video on YouTube that says the JET Edition is “not yet available for sale” and that the “final production version is subject to the actual product.” Erm, right.
Helpfully, the same disclaimer also reminds us to “remain alert while driving to ensure safety.” But yeah, we reckon a 1,900hp electric hypercar with added rockets would keep us alert. Dreame is claiming that its two solid rockets can fire up in 150 milliseconds and produce 100 kilonewtons of thrust, which would apparently mean a 0-100kph time of 0.9 seconds. Of course it would.
We’re also told the Nebula NEXT 01 would use a solid state battery and electromagnetic active suspension. And that both its braking and steering would be by-wire. Then again, the video also shows a driver mashing the throttle with their left foot, so we’re not entirely sure whether to trust any of the info it’s trying to convey.
Of course, Elon Musk also claimed back in 2024 that the long, long, long-awaited Tesla Roadster might also incorporate some Space X tech for a 0-100kph run in less than a second. Because of course it would.
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
