Following its debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show trapped on tape, Rolls-Royce’s 102EX electric Phantom prototype has been touring the planet so as to not simply gather vital data for engineers and also to gauge potential client respond to this sort of vehicle ever being launched by the bespoke British brand.
Having already traveled through elements of Europe and Asia, the 102EX recently made its solution to Nyc where John Voelcker, our green car expect over at Green Car Reports, had the capacity they are driving it.
After a quick 20 minutes driving Voelcker might come away by initial impressions.
What separated itself most was the truth that the 100 % battery powered Phantom drove within a manner nearly the same as how its internal combustion powered siblings would. That may be, rather silently though an effortless thrust you are likely to expect at a Rolls-Royce.
Another aspect worth mentioning became a insufficient “idle creep,” meaning parking maneuvers and stop and go traffic required constant switching relating to the accelerator and brake.
Old-world charm, resolute styling and blue-blooded buyers will not be the first things one mentally associates with electric-powered cars, but Rolls-Royce thinks the mix makes perfect sense. Instantaneous torque, quiet operation and urban propriety all work in favor of the electric Rolls–and to some extent we need to agree.