Looks like even rich people care about green tech these days. Why would Rolls-Royce even consider building a Ghost hybrid if their market isn’t interested? Or maybe it’s for another reason.

As for Rolls-Royce, the company intends to take advantage of the more silent operation and torque brought about by a hybrid powertrain.

The Ghost will be borrowing the ActiveHybrid 7 tech from the BMW 7 Series. In the Ghost, the lineup features a 6.6L twin-turbo V12 paired to an electric motor.

The lectric motor delivers and additional 27 hp and 155 lb-ft of torque that can be harnessed instantaneously. The Ghost, however, will not be able to move on electric power alone.

Rolls-Royce claims that the fuel economy will be reduced by as much as 15% but do rich people really care about not blowing too much dough on gas?