Torsten Müller-Ötvös must be a man who is satisfied with himself and with the brand he runs, Rolls-Royce. This, one of the most conservative manufacturers in the market, which for decades did not even reveal the power of its engines, stating only that it was “enough”, is preparing to adhere to the most recent technology in the automotive market, electric power. one. And as if to show that they made the right decision, Those responsible for the brand confess to being impressed by the adhesion of customers to the Spectre, their first battery-powered model.
The Specter is a four-seater coupe, with a 2+2 cab like the Wraith, but with 585 hp and 900 Nm and a generous battery. In Europe it is proposed by less than €400,000which should remain in Portugal because it is electric and as such is not subject to tax on displacement or CO emissionstwo. As soon as Rolls-Royce opened up the possibility for customers to start expressing interest in buying the model, the British brand sold 300 units in just two days, something never seen in the more than 100-year history of the construction company.
Rolls-Royce sells 300 electric Specters in two days to people who have never seen them
It is true that one of the founders of Rolls-Royce, Charles Royce, had already stated in 1900 that “an electric car is completely silent and clean, so it must be very interesting when there are charging stations”. It took more than 100 years for another brand manager, in this case the current CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös, to confirm the interest in technology: “The rate of order intake for the Specter is much faster than we expected, so we will have to adjust our production plans.”
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Rolls-Royce has already committed to producing purely electric vehicles from 2030 and the demand for the Specter has only confirmed the will of customers. And this is even more important after Müller-Ötvös admitted that, even in the start-up phase, the Specter will already guarantee the same type of profitability as the other models branded Specter is expected to start delivering to customers in Q4 2023.
Source: Observadora
