Dreame Technology, the Chinese brand traditionally known for its smart home appliances, has used its San Francisco tech showcase to unveil a radical new electric hypercar concept. Dubbed the Nebula NEXT 01 Jet Edition, the headline grabber is an audacious claimed 0-100 km/h sprint time of just 0.9 seconds.
To achieve that sub-one-second acceleration, Dreame is attempting to bypass the physical limits of tyre traction by integrating a dual solid-fuel rocket booster system. Generating a peak thrust of 100,000N with a 150-millisecond reaction time, the setup takes Elon Musk’s long-promised cold-gas thruster concept for the Tesla Roadster and dials it up with actual combustible solid fuel. While undeniably spectacular on paper, the regulatory and practical realities of equipping a street-legal car with single-use solid rockets remain highly questionable.
Beyond the headline-grabbing thrusters, the Jet Edition serves as a rolling showcase for Dreame’s future EV architecture. It features a fully decoupled steer-by-wire chassis, entirely eliminating the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front axle in favour of electronic actuation. Power is drawn from a next-generation 450Wh/kg sulphide-based solid-state battery, which Dreame claims will deliver a 550km range while significantly cutting weight compared to traditional lithium-ion packs.
Visually, the concept adopts a low-slung, ultra-aerodynamic hypercar silhouette dominated by aggressive aero channels and smooth, uninterrupted surfacing. The sleek bodywork neatly integrates an advanced 4320-line DHX1 LiDAR system capable of scanning up to 600 metres ahead, feeding high-definition data into the car’s AI-driven central brain.
Dreame insists it is completely serious about entering the automotive sector, targeting a 2027 production date. While the solid-fuel rockets are unlikely to ever survive the journey to the showroom floor, the underlying solid-state and steer-by-wire technology signals a formidable new player entering the high-performance EV space.
