The EPA has said that the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre will have a range of between 264 and 291 miles. When we drove the BMW i7 on the highway at 75 mph, it got 260 miles per gallon. It has the same 102.0-kWh battery as the Spectre. The first-class beauty of the Spectre and other Rolls-Royce cars comes at a high cost, starting at $422,750. Electric cars and high-end cars go hand in hand like clockwork. Most electric powertrains are very smooth and quiet, which are two things that high-end cars try to achieve. But not every electric powertrain is the same, and not all of them are quiet by nature. Like how different electric drivetrains make different amounts of noise, spending more money on an EV doesn’t always mean getting a longer driving range. Models of the Rolls-Royce Spectre The 2024 Spectre, Rolls-Royce’s first electric car, has been officially rated by the EPA. The Spectre’s range is similar to that of much more expensive cars, even though it costs $422,750. The Spectre Black Badge with 23-inch wheels gets the worst grade from the EPA. Its range is only 264 miles. Your journey goes up by two kilometers if you choose not to get the Black Badge treatment. The basic Spectre with 22-inch wheels can go 291 miles, while the Black Badge Spectre with 22-inch wheels can go 280 miles. These numbers are better than those of the BMW i7, which has the same 102.0-kWh battery as the Spectre. When we drove our i7 xDrive60 test car with 21-inch wheels on a highway at 75 mph, we got 260 miles out of it. The Spectre’s numbers aren’t great because of this, but is this really that important? You could get something like the Genesis Electrified G80 for a lot less money. According to the EPA, its range is expected to be 282 miles. But do people who own Rolls-Royces really need to go more than 300 miles? The chopper is usually used for longer trips that need to be refueled, while the palanquin is used for shorter trips. Range might not be as important to someone who wants to buy a Rolls-Royce as luxury. The first time we drove the Spectre earlier this year, we concluded that it is “so silent that to experience it is to ruin every other vehicle, including the rest of the Rolls-Royce lineup.”
