The Rolls-Royce 102EX Phantom concept is a full-electric luxury liner. Why would a high-end company like Rolls want to mess around with an electric car? Because CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös insists that the company realizes that V12s in sedans weighing as much as Ford Expeditions isn't going to cut it forever--and even Rolls-Royce needs to look to the future and develop a plan for sustainable growth. Rolls owners have rejected diesels outright, thus the electric 102EX
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The 102EX starts with your garden-variety Phantom, rips out the V12 and adds the largest battery pack ever fitted into a passenger car, with 96 lithium pouch cells. It takes up the same space underhood as the V12 and weighs 1,410 pounds. Plus there are two really powerful rear-mounted electric motors. The powertrain produces the equivalent of 390 hp (195 hp per electric motor) and 590 lb-ft of torque. Compared with the regular Phantom's 6.7-liter V12, the power here is down 63 hp, but torque is up 59 lb-ft.
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