2011 Rolls-Royce 102EX
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Rolls-Royce is known for many attributes. Luxury. Expense. Cars with performance wryly described as "adequate". Light weight and frugality are two attributes you won't often find in cars assembled by the British luxury marque, though the next-generation Phantom flagship could offer both--by Rolls-Royce standards, at least. According to Autocar, Rolls-Royce has now started work on the next-generation Phantom, and while it's still in its early stages--various designs are still being sketched--a few details are starting to emerge. Unfortunately, a pure electric version is still highly unlikely...
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Rolls-Royce Electric Phantom Canned, Plug-In Hybrid Due?
Potential Rolls-Royce customers know what they like, and know what they don't. Let's face it, they wouldn't be in the market for a Rolls-Royce if they'd not made plenty of "I like it" and "I don't like it" decisions in their lives. So when customers tell Rolls-Royce that the charging time and the...
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Electric Rolls Royce 102EX Back Home After World Tour
After travelling to points of interest across the world, the Rolls Royce 102EX, or Phantom Experimental Electric, is finally back home. It may not be the most realistic proposition for fans of electric cars, but like Tesla, it represents something of a figurehead for the breed and proves that...
Antony Ingram -
Rolls-Royce Prepares Electric Prototype For World Tour
While we think Rolls-Royce is unlikely to be selling an all-electric Phantom any time soon, the British luxury car maker has been putting its 102EX Electric Phantom through a whole series of tests ahead of a worldwide tour to ensure it behaves in an appropriate manner at all times. One of the most...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Video: Rolls-Royce 102 EX Phantom Electric, Geneva Motor Show
An all-electric Rolls-Royce Phantom. Just think about it: If the engineers do their jobs properly, the occupants should sense absolutely no difference in the near-silent, creamy smooth surge of power that wafts them from estate to yacht, or factory to mansion. And now we have video, courtesy of...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show: Rolls-Royce Phantom Electric (VIDEO)
It costs more than most of us earn in a year and comes from a company which only sold 2,711 cars last year, but the Rolls-Royce 102 EX Phantom Experimental Electric unveiled earlier today at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show has taken luxury electric vehicles to a whole new level. Resplendent with a tan...
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If you're in the States, you may be just starting your day. But in Switzerland, the flurry of activity during the first media day at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show is at its peak. With record numbers of concept and production-car launches, our team is shooting photos and posting details as fast as they can. Here are some of the earliest, most significant green concept vehicles unveiled so far. We'll cover production cars in a subsequent post. Volkswagen Bulli (Microbus) Concept You can't help but love the idea of a new Volkswagen Bus, and VW has tried for a decade to create a modern...
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2011 Geneva Auto Show: Electric Car Preview
It’s the end of February, which means that winter is almost over for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and Geneva’s prestigious autoshow is just days away. This year we’ve been given unprecedented access to many of the cars due to debut at this year’s show, but in case...
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Rolls-Royce Confirms 102EX Electric Phantom Prototype
Silent cruising in a seemingly impregnable fortress of fine leather, sensuous wood, and hand-built steel and glass is the ultimate goal of hyper-luxury brands like Rolls-Royce. Which means it's not too surprising that the automaker has confirmed the development of an all-electric version of its...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran