An iconic British car firm will discontinue production of all its diesel and petrol motors in a massive shake-up. The extremely popular car giant Rolls-Royce has announced they will start to phase out all of their models that run off fuel by 2030.
t comes as Rishi Sunak announced he is putting the brakes on the 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars and pushing the deadline back to 2035.
He promised a “better, more proportionate way” of reaching Net Zero that did not punish hard-pressed families. Rolls Royce was founded in 1904 and built its reputation on the quiet grace of the powerful V12 engine.
But motor bosses decided to trigger the biggest shake-up in the firm’s history after more than a century of engineering at the prestigious brand.
CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös said that the change heralds the dawn of a cleaner era. He said: “Today is the most significant day in the history of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars since 4th May, 1904.
“I am proud to announce that Rolls-Royce is to begin the on-road testing program for an extraordinary new product that will elevate the global all-electric car revolution and create the first – and finest – super-luxury product of its type. “With this new product we set out our credentials for the full electrification of our entire product portfolio by 2030.
“By then, Rolls-Royce will no longer be in the business of producing or selling any internal combustion engine products.” The Spectre is Rolls-Royce’s first foray into electrification and the 100 percent electric two-door limo is on sale from £330,000.
However, Royce noted that the electric car would not become widely adopted until a comprehensive charging network was in place. Mr Sunak declared a “change of direction is needed” to keep the public onside over how to go carbon neutral by the middle of this century.
Speaking from No10 he said: “It should be you, the consumer, who makes that choice, not the Government forcing you to do it. Insisting he was still committed to the headline 2050 date, he warned it must be done in a “more proportionate way” that does not hurt household budgets.
