Electric Rolls-Royce slides on ice? Yes, please.
Rolls royce car ended its electrical winter testing The spectre major traveller at a specialist facility in Arjeplog, Sweden before first deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The Specter is the automaker’s first production electric vehicle (EV) and represents the beginning of Rolls-Royce’s transition to electricity-only scope by 2030.
Said to be the spiritual successor to the Phantom Coupé, the Specter two-door coupe is built on Rolls-Royce’s new Aluminum Luxury Architecture, which is also the foundation of the present. ghost, Ghostand Cullinan.
Rolls-Royce is aiming to complete a total of 2.5 million kilometers of driving in the Specter, equivalent to 400 years of use, before the test program is complete.
“Today, I can confirm that 25% of this journey has been completed and that the results have lived up to our most ambitious expectations,” said Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. know.
At a test facility about 55 kilometers from the Arctic Circle, Specter had to deal with temperatures around the -30-degree mark. Some car manufacturers use Arjeplog to torture their vehicle inspection due to the always freezing temperatures.
Rolls-Royce says all of its new cars begin testing in winter because it’s a great test of the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) tests for the door panels, lining compound, fastening material and adhesive.
It also gives engineers the opportunity to see the efficiency of a car’s heating, ventilation, air conditioning and cooling systems.
Rolls-Royce says its engineers work with more relaxed timeframes than is common in the industry, which allows them to really see how Specter should “think, behave and communicate as they should.” a worthy Rolls-Royce”.
During this time, engineers are working on the Specter’s chassis control, powertrain management and electronic controls.
By performing driving tests on ice, Rolls-Royce aims to offer “oscillation” – that is effortless comfort in all conditions, from what we can be sure – define the brand experience.
Rolls-Royce engineers have also designed a secondary use for the Specter’s battery pack, which has a 700kg sound-cancelling effect.
On the design front, the Specter will have a split headlamp design reminiscent of the Phantom Coupé. This will be the first Rolls-Royce with 23-inch wheels since 1926.
Thanks to an aerodynamically designed Spirit of Ecstasy bonnet trim, the Specter in prototype form also had a drag coefficient of 0.26.
Beneath the shell, the Specter has a total of seven kilometers of cables to connect and create more than 1000 powertrain and electronic functions without the need for centralized processing.
Although the Rolls-Royce Specter will not arrive in the fourth quarter of 2023, the company has has started accepting deposits in Australia.
Rolls-Royce will not be attracted by how much it is taken, either in terms of deposit amounts or their monetary value, as it has traditionally not liked to talk about sales figures.
However, regional sales manager Ian Grant said in January 2021 there is a “welcome” number.
Rolls-Royce is now beginning its journey toward an all-electric future, though, is no stranger to electric power.
The co-founder of the original Rolls-Royce Limited, Charles Rolls, has been exploring the possibilities of electric vehicles since the early 20th century.
“The electric car is completely noiseless and clean. There were no odors or vibrations, and they would be very useful when stationary charging stations could be arranged,” said Mr Rolls in an interview with Motor-Car Magazine in April 1900.
“But for now, I don’t predict that they will be very available – at least for many years to come.”
After decades of going all-gasoline, Rolls-Royce discovered the EV in 2011 with the Phantom Experimental Electric (aka 120EX), a fully road-legal prototype of the car. an electric Phantom even though it was not produced.
Based on the Phantom of the time, the 102EX has a pair of electric motors on the rear axle that produce a total of 290kW of power and 800Nm of torque.
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Phantom Experimental Electric (aka 102 EX)
Its 0-60mph (0-97km/h) time is said to be under eight seconds, significantly slower than the V12 Phantom’s 5.7-second sprint.
Its biggest downside – and arguably the reason development was halted – is its range, which is just 200km.
Rolls-Royce then launched its Vision Next 100 concept car (aka 130EX) in 2016, again as a test car equipped with an electric powertrain albeit with a unique platform. and autonomous driving technology
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