A Vacuum Cleaner Manufacturer Unveiled the Nebula Next 01X Sports Crossover and Promised to Equip It with a Solid-State Battery (5 photos)

Robot vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dreame, following Xiaomi's lead, intends to enter the electric vehicle market, but for now, only as a supplier of ultra-powerful machines in small batches. Following the Nebula Next 01 sports car, a "relative" with an "X" in its name has appeared. This model not only aims to be a crossover but will also feature a solid-state battery.





The capacity of the latter has not yet been specified, but Dreame demonstrated a rectangular pouch-type battery with a capacity of 60 Ah at its presentation. The number of such cells required to create the Nebula Next 01X's traction battery is not specified, but the hybrid version of the sports coupe will be able to travel 550 km on electric power alone on the CLTC cycle. The car will feature an advanced electronically controlled magnetic suspension, which will allow for more efficient cornering while using reasonable energy consumption.

Regarding the solid-state battery, it is also reported that its energy storage density is 450 Wh/kg, but this will increase to 800 Wh/kg in the future. With four electric motors producing a combined output of 1,903 hp, the car is expected to accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 1.8 seconds. Stylistically, the Nebula Next 01X resembles the previously shown coupe, but has a taller body and increased ground clearance. Judging by the position of the handles, the rear doors will open backwards. The advanced braking system has a response time of less than 80 ms and varies braking force with an accuracy of 0.1 MPa.

The Dreame platform is expected to feature Level 4 autopilot and a 2-nm processor with a single-core performance of 2000 TOPS. The supplier of the solid-state batteries has not been specified, but CarNewsChina speculates that GAC may be the supplier, which will begin producing such batteries in small batches for its own use this year. Production of Dreame electric vehicles using solid-state batteries will begin next year. The company claims these will be the world's first mass-produced solid-state batteries for vehicles.