Torsten Müller-Otvos, Wolfgang Epple, Adam Jonas.
“A Rolls-Royce cannot come with any kind of compromise, and both the recharging times and the range were not acceptable for our buyers – but with hybrid technology that is no longer a problem.”
Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Müller-Otvos explains why the electric 100EX Phantom never got made, saying that reviews from potential customers worldwide were too ambivalent.
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“A Rolls-Royce cannot come with any kind of compromise, and both the recharging times and the range were not acceptable for our buyers – but with hybrid technology that is no longer a problem.”
Dr. Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology for Jaguar Landrover, said at the Geneva Auto Salon that the carmaker plans on developing and producing a pure electric vehicle in the near future. Still, he believes that the hybrid drive will be dominant among upper vehicle classes.
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“We will have to have a zero-emission car in the range in order to meet regulations. We need this by 2025, possibly even sooner for certain markets.”
Morgan Stanley Analyst Adam Jonas believes that Tesla’s lithium-ion batteries can revolutionise the energy and EV market, if they can be sold at a price customers can afford. Something that could in fact become a reality once the carmaker’s planned ‘gigafactory’ opens its doors.
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“The scale of Tesla’s battery production, even for its own use as an auto manufacturer, thrusts the company into ‘key player’ status for grid storage.”
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