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Ghost spectre review7/23/2023 One that aims to be more environmentally friendly, where electricity is generated without the need of burning fossil fuels. Logically, how can an already strained grid that involuntarily struggles to keep up with demand accept an influx of such power-sapping devices? The reality is, mobility is transitioning into a global future with or without Eskom dragging its feet. The topic is nuanced, particularly in our unique scenario. They should become very useful when fixed charging stations can be arranged.” It may have taken longer than envisaged for this to become a reality, but the prophecy, brimmed with gravitas, has finally been fulfilled.ĭespite this, the argument of whether electric vehicles in South Africa will ever succeed dawned on me. “The electric car is perfectly noiseless and clean. As “alles klar, alles klar, alles klar” was being pronounced into the two-way radios, I glanced into the rearview mirror to be greeted by the Spectre emerging out of the dense fog in perfect silence as if to prove a ghost from the past right.įor 123 years ago, Charles Rolls made a bold statement on electromobility in creations that would go on to bear his name. We found a stretch of tarmac with dotted lines in its centre and forward we moved. Making our way up the steep, misted incline towards the Theewaterskloof Dam, the single-lane route on that particular Saturday morning was host to the occasional slow-moving and cautious motorists. Less at the duo of Bavarian SUVs and more excitedly at the subtly opulent Spectre. In what felt like a presidential parade minus the vexing blue lights, necks craned to glimpse at the irregular sight. Out of the hillside wine estate we ventured, with manoeuvres of dexterity already required within the first few hundred meters to navigate out of the sprawling but narrow private roads and into the heart of the quaint town. Looking aft from the convoy-leading BMW X5 was the Spectre, moving slowly, with dignity and grace. Moving with haste out of the conference centre, I thought it remarkable that the previous testing phase of its 2,5 million km journey had the coupe tour the French Riviera, but our own French corner would be where the first driving impressions of the momentous prototype would be experienced. Related: Spectre becomes first EV from Rolls-Royce, retains opulence and luxury
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