Interesting and well-made video ... well worth a watch despite not being in HD (why??!!).
Need to bear in mind that the aeroplane is in fact an 'off the shelf' American airframe - it's a Nemesis NXT racer designed for a flat 6 Lycoming engine (hence the flat/wide nose). The registration G-NXTE is also a bit of a giveaway! AFAIK Rolls Royce sub-contracted pretty much everything to specialists, and actually had minimal (if any) technical involvement. But still.
The Mercedes-Benz link is that the motor came from UK-based YASA ... they became part of MB last year, and will provide the electric motors for their new "AMG.EA" platform (high performance, driver-oriented) vehicles.
Need to bear in mind that the aeroplane is in fact an 'off the shelf' American airframe - it's a Nemesis NXT racer designed for a flat 6 Lycoming engine (hence the flat/wide nose). The registration G-NXTE is also a bit of a giveaway! AFAIK Rolls Royce sub-contracted pretty much everything to specialists, and actually had minimal (if any) technical involvement. But still.
The Mercedes-Benz link is that the motor came from UK-based YASA ... they became part of MB last year, and will provide the electric motors for their new "AMG.EA" platform (high performance, driver-oriented) vehicles.