We haven’t heard much about the Dendrobium D-1 since
the model was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last year, but it’s inching
closer to production as the Dendrobium Automotive company has been established
in the United Kingdom.
Lead by CEO Nigel Gordon-Stewart, the company will
take the D-1 “into its next phase of development.” As the executive explained,
“We are designing our own in-house all-electric powertrain and we plan to use
our own power storage cells [before] moving to solid state [batteries], as and
when the technology is reliable and financially viable.” While a lot of work still needs
to be done, the company laid out some ambitious targets. The most notable is
its intended output of 1,800 hp and 2,000
Nm of torque.
While electric vehicles have a tendency to be heavy,
Dendrobium is targeting of weight of just 1,750 kg. In order to this
target, the D-1 will use a unique “Protocell” carbon fiber tub. The company
declined to elaborate, but Dendrobium board member Jens Sverdrup said “The car
is all carbon fiber, advanced composites and alloys which are super light and
super strong.”
Additional specifications – such as the car’s range
and recharging time – will be released in the coming months, but the company
said the model will come equipped with a unique “bio-aerial locomotion door and
roof opening system.”
The Dendrobium D-1 will be presented to the public
for the first time, in the United Kingdom, at Salon Privé which kicks off on
August 30th. There’s no word on when the model will go into production but the
car will eventually be built in the UK and offered globally. If everything goes
according to plan, the “Dendrobium brand will become synonymous with the most
exciting and technically sophisticated e-hypercars on the market.”
