Rolls-Royce’s first electric car will be a coupe

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LONDON – Rolls-Royce will launch its first fully electric car in 2023 with a view to switching to selling battery-only cars after 2030.

The ultra-luxury brand’s first electric vehicle will be the Specter coupe, the BMW-owned company said in a statement on Wednesday.

The two-door car will be built on the same aluminum architecture that currently underpins all of the company’s models.

Rolls-Royce’s switch to electric cars is the most significant moment in the company’s history since its inception in 1904, CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes said in the statement.

“The electric transmission is unique and perfectly suited to Rolls-Royce powered cars, more than any other automobile brand,” he said. “It’s quiet, refined and creates torque almost instantly, generating tremendous power.”

The Specter “will be the first and best super-luxury product of its kind,” Mueller-Oetvoes said in the statement.

Replacing spectra

Photos of a disguised prototype of the Specter released by Rolls-Royce showed that the coupe will have a sloping rear in the style of the now-discontinued Wraith Coupe.

Its design suggests that the Electric Specter will directly replace the Wraith, which was powered by a BMW-derived V-12 engine, like the entire current Rolls-Royce lineup.

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