rolls-royce Articles
Rumor: Electric Rolls-Royce Coming With BMW i7 Motors And Huge Battery
And by huge we mean ' well over 100 kWh,' according to the source report.
By Andrei Nedelea 18 January 2021
Rolls-Royce Concludes Ground Testing For World's Fastest Electric Airplane
It's called ionBird, it has 500 horsepower and it should be able to hit 480 km/h (300 mph).
By Andrei Nedelea 01 October 2020
BMW Trademarks ' Silent Shadow ' Name - Electric Rolls-Royce Imminent?
There's also another report that ties in to all of this announcing an electric Roller will be shown by the end of 2020.
By Andrei Nedelea 25 September 2020
Electric 1961 Rolls-Royce Phantom Is The Most Fitting EV Conversion Ever
The only slight hitch is it costs as much as a brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom, so it's for millionaires.
By Andrei Nedelea 21 August 2020
Rolls-Royce Says No To Hybrids, Yes To Electric
There is an electric future for Rolls-Royce. We have not made our plan about what comes first, and what comes when, but we know that we will go full electric.
By Mark Kane 20 October 2018
This Rolls-Royce Train Can Operate Under Battery Power Alone
Rolls-Royce has signed a new contract to help assure that Britain catches up with other European nations on electrified trains.
By Steven Loveday 26 September 2018
Rolls-Royce Introduces Modular Battery Packs For Ships
Rolls-Royce introduces in-house developed battery energy storage system for ships as demand is growing (expected 10-18 MWh in 2019)
By Mark Kane 20 August 2018
Rolls-Royce Electric Luxo Barge Likely Coming Due To Demand In China
"At the end of the day, we are also thinking that Rolls-Royce may be electrified because there is demand from local markets, especially in China."
By Eric Loveday 22 June 2018
Rolls-Royce To Go Only Electric By 2040 - Little Late?
Rolls-Royce apparently aims to introduce its first all-electric car within 10 years and gradually phase out its existing 12-cylinder engine powertrains... over several decades.
Airbus Teams With Rolls-Royce For Electric Airplane
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and Siemens teams up to develop E-Fan X hybrid-electric flight demonstrator in 2020 using BAe 146 flying testbed.
By Mark Kane 17 January 2018
Rolls-Royce Says Yes To Electric, No To Hybrids
Instead of working on hybrid cars as a temporary solution until EVs arrive, the British luxury marque will focus on entirely electric technologies.
By Anthony Karr 19 August 2017
BMW Promos 4 New Vision Next Concepts
Each of the company's brands have their own vision for the future. Together, they imagine a high-tech century ahead for BMW.
By Chris Bruce 24 March 2017
Rolls-Royce CEO Says No To Pure Electric - "A Rolls-Royce Can't Be A Compromise"
Given the success of Tesla's Model S in tapping interest among the world's 1%, an electric version of the big Rolls might seem like an interesting possibility, but CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos says the brand won't embark on any new technologies that involves "compromise."
By Eric Loveday 10 September 2014
Plug-In Hybrid Rolls-Royce Is Certainly Coming Within 2 Years
Rolls-Royce says that while a pure electric vehicle is something "true to the brand" it's a plug-in hybrid Rolls-Royce that will launch within 2 years, possibly followed by a BEV Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce Commits to Future Plug-In Hybrid, But Only Because Emissions Regulations Will Require It
Those pesky emissions regulations are forcing us to develop a plug-in hybrid - that's basically what Rolls is saying here while committing to production
By Eric Loveday 17 March 2014
Rolls-Royce Considering Plug-In Hybrid Car For Chinese Market
First it was Bentley. Now, it's Rolls-Royce. Soon to join the plug-in bandwagon is luxury automaker Rolls-Royce. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, CEO of Rolls-Royce, stated: "It wouldn't make sense to introduce a diesel." Otvos is referring to China there, saying diesels just don't make sense since Chinese buyers have no interest in them. Instead, Rolls-Royce intends to do a PHEV for...
By Eric Loveday 28 January 2014
Rolls-Royce Provides Electric Propulsion System for Vehicle-Hauling Ferry
Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce is tackling the high seas with its latest electrified propulsion system. Rolls-Royce Electric Ferry System Called Azipull Rolls-Royce will supply the Fjellstrand electric ferry with its Azipull (azimuthing pulling propeller) propulsion system. The ferry will be operated by Norled and will transport vehicles and passenger betw...