In September 2021, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars made an historical announcement that it would launch its most important product since 4th May 1904, when the marque’s founders Charles Rolls and Sir Henry Royce agreed that they would create “the best car i…
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Rolls-Royce ‘Spirit of Innovation’ stakes claim to be the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft [video]
Rolls-Royce Holdings has tested a new all-electric aircraft called ‘Spirit of Innovation’ which it says could be the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, setting three new world records. Rolls-Royce has submitted data to the Fédération Aé…
Rolls-Royce eras in an all-electric plan by 2030, unveils Spectre EV
Rolls-Royce has a rich 115-year history of building iconic, legendary, and luxury automobiles to the select few who are willing to pay the massive price tag that comes along with them. Now, the British Rolls-Royce will era in a fleet of all-electric vehicles by the end of the 2020s, planning to not only scrap combustion […]
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Rolls-Royce plans to go fully electric in 2030
Rolls-Royce announced that it will no longer build or sell cars with combustion engines from 2030. The luxury brand, which belongs to BMW, will thus also become a purely electric car manufacturer. Fittingly, Rolls-Royce provided a curt preview of its first electric model. The debut electric car from Rolly-Royce Motor Cars will be called Spectre […]
Rolls-Royce to switch to all electric range by 2030; all-electric Rolls-Royce Spectre coming in 2023
In an historic announcement, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announced today, that on-road testing of its first fully electric motor car is imminent. Rolls-Royce plans to introduce its first series-production electric car in late 2023, and has stated that combu…
Rolls-Royce’s Spirit of Innovation electric plane makes maiden flight
Rolls-Royce’s all-electric Spirit of Innovation recently took to the skies for the first time. The company hopes to use the sleek and stylish e-plane to set a new world speed record of over 300 mph later this year. The aircraft took off from the UK Ministry of Defence’s storied Boscombe Down site, and flew for… Read more »
Rolls-Royce to develop aviation energy storage
Rolls-Royce will develop energy storage systems (ESS) meant to enable zero-emissions flights of over 100 miles. The company plans an £80 million investment in ESS over the next decade. ESS products from Rolls-Royce will power electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) and commuter-market fixed-wing aircraft with up to 19… Read more »
Rolls-Royce delivers new PGS1 generator to testbed for hybrid aircraft
Rolls-Royce has taken delivery of a generator that will enable what the company calls “the most powerful hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system in aerospace.” The generator for RR’s 2.5 MW Power Generation System 1 (PGS1), along with its related power electronics, was delivered to the newly-renovated Testbed 108 in Bristol, UK. The generator completed… Read more »
Jaguar I-PACE provides ground support for all-electric flight speed record bid
The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE is the towing and support vehicle for a UK-led programme aiming to claim the electric flight speed record later this year, with a target of 300+mph. The Rolls-Royce ‘Spirit of Innovation’ team has already completed ke…
Rolls-Royce confirms their first BEV is under development
Rolls-Royce is working on its first electric car. CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös confirmed this and also named the future RR electric car: Silent Shadow. Unfortunately, there is no information on the technical specifications or the market launch yet. The luxury brand, which belongs to BMW, had already shown a concept car for the year 2040 in […]
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