Rolls-Royce Ghost Hybrid Coming

The amount of introduced and planned hybrids, electric vehicles and range-extended electric vehicles has been quite numerous. It's a move that Rolls-Royce doesn't want to miss out on.

Chief Executive Officer Tom Purves has commented on the possibility of an all-electric Rolls-Royce - and a Phantom has even been spotted with General Motors Hybrid badges (probably a joke).

The Ghost is the brand's newest model, and is projected to more than double Rolls-Royce's brand volume. Given the increased amount of sales that Rolls-Royce wants to attract, Autocar says that a Ghost Hybrid is in the works.

It isn't like producing it will be much of a stretch developmentally - the Ghost shares a platform and some components with the BMW 7-Series. BMW recently introduced a hybrid model 7-series model, the ActiveHybrid 7.

It will be a mild hybrid system, meaning that the Ghost’s 6.2-liter V12 engine will be assisted by the electric motor - with no electric-only propulsion.There would also be a start/stop system and the Ghost's 20kW electric motor would be responsible for starting the engine in place of an alternator.

Unlike other brands, hybrid technology (and electric propulsion in general) is completely in keeping with Rolls-Royce's goals of quiet power. The hybrid system on the Ghost Hybrid should offer about 15 percent better fuel economy in comparison with the standard car.