https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/rolls-royce-to-develop-electric-phantom-406544 Rolls-Royce to develop electric Phantom 10th Nov 2017
[images https://cdni.autocarindia.com/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=http%3a%2f%2fcdni.autocarindia.com%2fExtraImages%2f20171110063636_1_578_872_0_100_http---cdni.autocarindia.com-ExtraImages-20160617052928_roll.jpg&h=578&w=872&c=1&q=100 https://cdni.autocarindia.com/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=http%3a%2f%2fcdni.autocarindia.com%2fExtraImages%2f20171110063142_Rolls-Royce-Phantom-4.jpg&h=578&w=872&c=1&q=100 ] Company CEO says architecture of all-new Phantom supports electric requirement; upcoming Cullinan SUV to share the same platform. Rolls-Royce has confirmed that an electric Phantom will be developed as the luxury brand goes electric in the next decade. According to company CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös, going electric is the "right way forward for the brand". Talking to Autocar India, Müller-Ötvös said the platform of its all-new flagship, the Phantom, is built to support electric vehicles. "The architecture of the new Phantom already copes for the electric requirement and is capable of delivering a full-electric drivetrain in the next decade," he said. In fact, he suggested that other Rolls-Royce models could also be electrified. "The push for electric is driven by many factors, one of them being that city centres might be out of bounds for combustion engines. And, of course, one would like to still drive a Phantom into the city centres. So, for that reason, we will offer Phantoms and Rolls-Royces with electric drivetrains." An electric powertrain would fit very well with the brand's characteristics as they are known to be silent, and noise insulation is synonymous with the Rolls-Royce brand. In fact, Rolls-Royce calls the new Phantom ‘the most silent motor car in the world’ and has fitted the vehicle with more than 130kg of sound insulation ... [© 2017 Autocar India] https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/motoring/what-to-expect-from-this-year-s-dubai-international-motor-show-1.674388 What to expect from this year's Dubai International Motor Show November 10, 2017 ... Sport, alongside the likes of the eighth-generation Rolls-Royce Phantom. ... from automated cars, connected and electric cars to zero emissions, with the ... ... http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a13124273/why-youll-never-see-a-hybrid-self-driving-rolls-royce/ Why You'll Never See a Hybrid, Self-Driving Rolls-Royce Oct 31, 2017 The Rolls-Royce Phantom is the pinnacle of ultra-luxurious motoring ... the all-new 2018 Phantom its spooky, imposing grandeur ... “Full electric, not hybrid or plug-in or electrification or whatever,” Müller-Ötvös said ... https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/new-phantom-front-3-4-1501235865.jpg?crop=1xw:1xh;center,top&resize=640:* ... http://www.bmwblog.com/2017/10/25/asian-environmental-legislation-speed-rolls-royce-ev-development/ Asian Environmental Legislation to Speed Up Rolls-Royce EV ... Oct 25, 2017 The people over in Goodwood have been hinting at developing an electric Rolls-Royce for quite some time now. While at the moment, with the new Phantom VIII ... http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/Concorso-d%E2%80%99Eleganza-Villa-d%E2%80%99Este-2011-4-750x562.jpg ... https://blog.caranddriver.com/rolls-royce-thinks-hybrids-are-gauche-will-electrify-with-full-evs/ Rolls-Royce Thinks Hybrids Are Gauche, Will Electrify with Full EVs Oct 17, 2017 Rolls-Royce Thinks Hybrids Are Gauche, Will Electrify with Full EVs ... the new Phantom VIII—and the aluminum-spaceframe Architecture of Luxury that underpins it—gives ... When electric Rollers come, they will be pure EVs and not hybrids ... https://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2018-Rolls-Royce-Phantom-VIII-dissected-102-626x383.jpg ... https://www.dailystar.co.uk/motoring/cars/652506/rolls-royce-phantom-ewb-review Rolls-Royce Phantom review: The quietest, smoothest car I've ever ... Oct 15, 2017 Rolls-Royce Phantom review: The quietest, smoothest car I've ever driven .... not about agility, it's about effortless wafting in almost uncanny, electric car silence ... https://cdn.images.dailystar.co.uk/dynamic/27/photos/224000/Rolls-Royce-Phantom-1107224.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
