Rolls-Royce Spectre: Charging Just 12 Times Annually

Range Anxiety’s Impact on Low-Income Populations

The discourse on range is nearly ubiquitous when it comes to electric vehicles, except for the one of a kind Rolls-Royce Spectre of 2024.

At only 260 miles of range, the Phantom from Rolls-Royce pales in comparison to other high-end electric vehicles which can manage 300, 400, or even a remarkable 500 miles on a single charge. Nevertheless, is this a huge concern? According to Rolls-Royce study groups, their typical customer puts approximately 3,000 miles per year on their car, which is drastically less than 1 million miles that were endured during the examining process. Furthermore, most Rolls-Royce owners are stated to have no less than seven other cars in their possession, hence they always have another vehicle to rely on.

Splitting Rolls’ annual mean of 3,000 miles by the Spectre’s max drive of 260, it results in 11.5 battery cycles annually. Translating to plainly, the typical driver of a Spectre will only need to plug it in once every month. Already you can forget about apprehensions concerning lack of range? It just does not exist in the realm of Rolls-Royce.

Exploring beyond the simple range, the Spectre is capable of being charged up to 11 kW from a Level 2 home charger. This is enough to completely fill its 102 kWh battery in just 11 hours. While the Rolls is charging, the owner can use their other vehicles. According to Rhodri Good, Rolls-Royce Spectre Product & Launch Manager, customers will be provided with a “concierge experience” when they are ready to have a charger installed.

Rolls-Royce has partnered with Qmerit to provide customers with easy access to EV charging solutions. As Good, an EV charging expert, explains, “some customers might have their own person they use for such tasks.” CarBuzz was able to uncover an instance of a customer in Europe who managed to install a 50 kW DC fast charger in their own home.

Having a DC charger at one’s residence is truly rare and virtually out of the question across the US, owing to their hefty cost and the immense amount of equipment they necessitate. Still, an owner of a Rolls-Royce has found a way to make it happen.

The greatest perk of having a Spectre as opposed to a gasoline-powered Rolls-Royce is not needing to ever visit a gas station, and never having to occupy the same area as inferior vehicles. Most proprietors of the Spectre would prefer to power up at home, where there is more tranquility. Should they have to travel further than what the Spectre can take them, then they’d be utilizing a helicopter instead.

Should a driver of a Spectre have to resort to charging their vehicle in public, the peak rate they will reach is 190 kW, and the battery capacity can go from 10-80% in just 34 minutes.

Rolls-Royce has not yet commenced distribution for the Spectre, but Good professes that he looks forward to an associate providing free charging services. On the ongoing argument between NACS and CCS concerning charging models, Rolls-Royce and its proprietor, BMW Group have not made any public declarations about transitioning into the Tesla convention.