Dendrobium D-1 E-hypercar Confirmed for Development and Production in UK and Debut Presentation at Salon Privé
London (ots/PRNewswire) -
After the highly successful international introduction at the
Geneva International Motor Show in 2017 and subsequent presentations
throughout Europe and the Far East, the Dendrobium D-1 electric
hypercar has taken its next steps towards production with an all new
company, Dendrobium Automotive Limited, now established in the UK.
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ctric_hypercar.jpg )
After the highly successful international introduction at the
Geneva International Motor Show in 2017 and subsequent presentations
throughout Europe and the Far East, the Dendrobium D-1 electric
hypercar has taken its next steps towards production with an all new
company, Dendrobium Automotive Limited, now established in the UK.
(Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/718301/Dendrobium_D_1_ele
ctric_hypercar.jpg )
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ypercar_Salon_Prive.jpg (https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/718300/Dendrobium_D_1_hypercar_Salon_Prive.jpg) )
The Dendrobium D-1 was originally a basic electric hypercar design
concept, created in the mid-1990s, by Vanda Electrics, a Singaporean
product design company. In 2016 the sketched designs were presented
to UK engineering and Formula 1(TM) company, Williams Advanced
Engineering with a brief for them to create a working show car
integrating many features of the car which would appear on the
production version to be presented at Geneva. A uniquely qualified
management team has now been recruited to take the Dendrobium D-1
into its next phase of development.
Nigel Gordon-Stewart is Chairman and CEO of Dendrobium Automotive
Limited. Gordon-Stewart has been working in the premium and supercar
markets since 1989. He is best known for pioneering the sales and
marketing of the McLaren F1 and subsequently as Sales & Marketing
Director of Automobili Lamborghini SpA reintroducing the Super
Veloce brand with the Diablo SV and SVR. He was later an Associate
Director to the Board at Group Lotus Plc among other senior roles.
"Dendrobium Automotive is one of the most exciting businesses I've
ever been involved with," commented Gordon-Stewart. "Using the very
latest technology, we are developing, what will be, the most
impressive all-electric hypercar. We are designing our own
in-house all-electric power train and we plan to use our own power
storage cells moving to Solid State as and when the technology is
reliable and financially viable. We are developing unique cabling and
connector systems as well as our own complete vehicle integration
and ADAS hardware and software. From a technical perspective, the D-1
will be a British engineering tour-de-force."
The headline specification targets of the D-1 are as impressive as
you'd expect from a hypercar in this sector: 1,800 bhp; 2,000 NM and
a target weight of 1,750 kgs yet it must represent the true feel of a
supercar, not big and heavy. Performance will be very impressive and
as linear as possible in its delivery, re-writing the rules for the
ypercar_Salon_Prive.jpg (https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/718300/Dendrobium_D_1_hypercar_Salon_Prive.jpg) )
The Dendrobium D-1 was originally a basic electric hypercar design
concept, created in the mid-1990s, by Vanda Electrics, a Singaporean
product design company. In 2016 the sketched designs were presented
to UK engineering and Formula 1(TM) company, Williams Advanced
Engineering with a brief for them to create a working show car
integrating many features of the car which would appear on the
production version to be presented at Geneva. A uniquely qualified
management team has now been recruited to take the Dendrobium D-1
into its next phase of development.
Nigel Gordon-Stewart is Chairman and CEO of Dendrobium Automotive
Limited. Gordon-Stewart has been working in the premium and supercar
markets since 1989. He is best known for pioneering the sales and
marketing of the McLaren F1 and subsequently as Sales & Marketing
Director of Automobili Lamborghini SpA reintroducing the Super
Veloce brand with the Diablo SV and SVR. He was later an Associate
Director to the Board at Group Lotus Plc among other senior roles.
"Dendrobium Automotive is one of the most exciting businesses I've
ever been involved with," commented Gordon-Stewart. "Using the very
latest technology, we are developing, what will be, the most
impressive all-electric hypercar. We are designing our own
in-house all-electric power train and we plan to use our own power
storage cells moving to Solid State as and when the technology is
reliable and financially viable. We are developing unique cabling and
connector systems as well as our own complete vehicle integration
and ADAS hardware and software. From a technical perspective, the D-1
will be a British engineering tour-de-force."
The headline specification targets of the D-1 are as impressive as
you'd expect from a hypercar in this sector: 1,800 bhp; 2,000 NM and
a target weight of 1,750 kgs yet it must represent the true feel of a
supercar, not big and heavy. Performance will be very impressive and
as linear as possible in its delivery, re-writing the rules for the