Dreame Technology appears to be ending its electric vehicle project
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The Chinese manufacturer of cleaning robots and vacuum cleaners, among other products, Dreame Technology appears to be ending its automotive business. This means the “Starry Sky” project will also be discontinued, according to Car News China.
The shutdown of this division comes just one year after its official market entry in August 2025. Earlier in 2026, the company made headlines by presenting a supercar at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In April, it also introduced the “Nebula Next 01 Jet Edition,” also known as the “Rocket Car,” in the United States.
At the peak of its development, the automotive division employed nearly 1,000 people according to the report. Since the start of the layoff wave in May, the workforce has shrunk to just a few dozen employees, it says. The remaining staff come primarily from finance, legal, and human resources departments. Their tasks now include winding down business operations, settling supplier obligations, and legally dissolving the involved companies.
The “Rocket Car” promised to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 0.9 seconds. This super electric car was supposed to be equipped with a sulfur-based solid-state battery that offers an energy density of over 450 Wh/kg, enabling a range of more than 550 kilometers according to the somewhat unrealistic China CLTC standard. Car News China reported, citing insiders, that Dreame’s electric car project was primarily for marketing purposes. CEO Yu Hao has now realigned the company’s strategic focus back to its core competencies. Dreame will concentrate on four business areas going forward: vacuum cleaners, lawn mowing robots, two-wheeled electric vehicles, and robots.
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