Dendrobium D-1 E-hypercar Confirmed for Development and Production in UK and Debut Presentation at Salon Prive

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LONDON, July 14, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

    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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    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™ 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 experience of hypercar ownership. "The

car is all carbon fibre, advanced composites and alloys which are superlight

and super strong," stated Jens Sverdrup, Member of the Board of Dendrobium

Automotive Limited.  Sverdrup has a highly successful background in the

supercar industry having worked with Lamborghini, Ferrari and Pagani but is

best known for establishing the Koenigsegg brand on the map to the extent that

it's now one of the most desirable and highly valued brands in the supercar

sector.  Recently he's been responsible for raising Rimac Automobili's profile

globally."The construction of the D-1 is based on a unique Protocell carbon tub

which possesses future adaptability for further generations of Dendrobium

e-performance cars. Apart from advanced vehicle technology, the D-1 has

enormous drama and presence thanks to our unique Bio-Aerial Locomotion door and

roof opening system which was inspired by the Dendrobium name. A lot more

details will be revealed over the coming months, not the least of which will be

the D-1's impressive range and rapid charge time. You can be assured that the

Dendrobium brand will become synonymous with the most exciting and technically

sophisticated e-hypercars on the market and available globally."

    "Although all the Dendrobium team has automotive blood running in their

veins, we are essentially a technology company developing ultra-performance EV

and PHEV cars, systems and components," continued Gordon-Stewart.  "Our

Advisory Board is chaired by Michael Kimberley who created Lotus Engineering

back in 1978 with Colin Chapman which has provided engineering consultancy and

technology services throughout the automotive industry with clients from Toyota

to Aston Martin. We want to be part of Britain's resurgence of technology

development and best quality manufacturing because the very high standard of

British engineering and manufacturing is still highly respected worldwide. It's

one of the things that sets the UK apart and nowhere more so than in

performance automotive engineering, technology and motorsport. We see very

exciting times ahead with Dendrobium Automotive."

    The D-1 will be officially publicly exhibited, for the first time in the

UK, at Salon Privé in September. "We choose Salon Privé for our debut because

of the sheer prestige of the event and the ability to engage one-to-one with

potential clients, key industry figures and business people" said

Gordon-Stewart. "Blenheim Palace is the perfect location for us being right in

the heartland of automotive and motorsports technology in the UK so easily

accessible on the public day. His Grace, the Duke, is very enthusiastic about

the automotive industry here in the UK and his support for that is very

obvious.  We're very much looking forward to September."

For more information visit https://dendrobium.com/

Notes to Editors

About Dendrobium Automotive Limited

Dendrobium Automotive Limited was formed to design, develop and manufacture

both ultra-high performance e-supercars and technology components and solutions

for the EV sector. Utilising state of the art energy storage and power delivery

systems, Dendrobium Automotive is at the very cutting edge of new zero

emissions performance technology including advanced vehicle dynamics modulation

control systems, ADAS, telematics, telemetrics, biomimetics and driver/vehicle

interface experience.

    The new Dendrobium D-1, initially developed by Williams Advanced

Technology, will set a new standard of British technology in supercar design

and performance and completely redefine the supercar experience.

SOURCE: Dendrobium Automotive Limited