Rolls-Royce is considering to produce an eco-friendly model and  so called “Spirit of Ecstasy” , “Emily”, “Silver Lady” or “Flying Lady” could be battery-powered  in the future.

The boss of the BMW-owned Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Tom Purves, says that even a brand obsessed with its history has to think about the future, and a diesel, hybrid or even full-electric Rolls-Royce is not out of the questions.

Electric “Flying Lady” is nothing more than a possibility and it is not clear yet whether electric cars are truly the answer and even hybrid technology is not necessarily in a form that is entirely appropriate, according to Mr Purves.

Certainly the customers, who spend a lot of money for their cars, do expect of their favourite car-maker to be at least contemporary, so and Rolls-Royce has to become “green” or it will have difficulties in the future.

In the next few years the European legislation will mandate a ceiling of just 130 g/km for new cars. So the famous Rolls will have to do something, because with carbon emissions of more than 370 grammes per kilometre, the three-tonne Phantom is more than twice as enviromentally unfriendly as the averige car.