Jason Momoa’s electric Rolls Royce is a true work of art

It will bother a lot of people, but actor Jason Momoa is going his own way. He decided to turn his 1929 Rolls Royce into a fully electric car. This still took a lot of effort.

Jason Momoa The original Rolls Royce Phantom II is known for its realistic display On Roam. When he decided to convert the classic 1929 car to fully electric, he understood that this would be a big challenge. Jason called in the experts from Electrogenic, a British specialist in car conversions. Finally, it took a year and a half before the electric Rolls Royce was ready. According to director Steve Drummond, Phantom was perhaps the most difficult project of its kind ever made.

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From the beginning, Jason Momoa was very involved in the project. The actor had a clear vision of what a classic car should look like. Under the hood, Rolls Royce had to keep looking good. The car also had to remain completely unchanged from the original, both outside and inside.

“We couldn’t just fill the space under the hood with the battery, because that space is so tight,” Drummond explains. “We had to modify the battery for that.” The batteries are hidden under a handcrafted aluminum housing. This is attached with pop rivets and has special details. “These were designed with Jason. He knew exactly what he wanted. Ultimately, he made a lot of small adjustments,” Drummond said.

Problems

However, it was not the appearance of the electrical installation that was the biggest problem. The original 7.7-liter six-cylinder Rolls Royce engine and gearbox were connected to central lubrication and brakes. Without the engine and gearbox, these no longer work. Drummond says: “Everything was bolted and hinged, including the brakes. These were also powered by cables, which went to where we wanted to make the batteries. And everything was lubricated by a system that sent oil through all kinds of pipes to parts. So this no longer worked when the engine was lost.

The next challenge was to recreate the braking power. This was very necessary to reach the requested range of 200 km. Electrogenic developed a completely new brake pedal with a hydraulic booster, which determines the regeneration of the cable. This retained the original brake balance of 40-60. The 93 kWh battery pack is not exactly light, but this presented few problems because the original engine weighed more than 800 kg.

Satisfied

Little has changed inside the Rolls Royce Phanton II. Current meters show different values, but that’s it. The fuel gauge, which used to be a glass tube with gasoline, has been replaced with an LED screen. A beautiful music system has also been installed at the request of Jason Momoa. However, this is not visible. Oh, and the 1929 car now has 584 horsepower.

It was a huge task to give Rolls Royce an electric drive without changing its character. However Electrogenic experts have succeeded. Jason Momoa is very satisfied with the result. “To make my dream come true, I looked for a company that could modernize the car while preserving its history. Electrogenic was the perfect choice.

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