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Bentley pushes back plans for its first EV, and its commitment to an all-electric lineup

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Bentley has pushed back its plans for its first EV, as well as its commitment to an all-electric lineup. Among luxury and legendary automakers, Bentley is in the same realm as Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Ferrari. All of the previously listed companies have made somewhat firm commitments to a focus on EVs moving forward.

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Bentley launching five new electric cars from 2025

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Bentley Motors will launch five new electric cars from 2025. Bentley also revealed a £2.5-billion From 2025, the first Bentley electric vehicle will be designed, developed and produced at its headquarters in Crewe, England. Bentley expects more than 20% of sales this year will come from Bentley’s hybrid cars.

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Bentley installs biofuel tank at Crewe factory after successful biogasoline performance trial at Goodwood

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Bentley has installed a 1,200-liter biofuel tank at its Crewe factory after successful performance trials of biogasoline— Sustain by Coryton —at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bentley ran its six-strong fleet at Goodwood using the fuel and successfully completed all 32 hill-climbs.

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Bentley plans to go all-plug-in by 2026, all-electric by 2030

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Bentley plans to make its entire lineup plug-in hybrid or all-electric by 2026, and will switch entirely to battery-electric vehicles by 2030. Announced during an online press conference Wednesday, the electrification push is part of Bentley's plan to become "end-to-end" carbon neutral by 2030.

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Bentley unveils plug-in hybrid concept

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Luxury automaker Bentley, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its Bentley Hybrid Concept—a preview of Bentley’s first production plug-in hybrid model, which is planned to be a dedicated version of the all-new SUV available in 2017. Bentley Hybrid Concept. Click to enlarge.

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Ultra Performance V8 Plug-in Hybrid succeeds W12 as Bentley’s pinnacle powertrain

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Bentley’s future is being brought another step closer with the announcement that its iconic W12 engine will be succeeded by an all-new, performance-focused V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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Bentley commits to £2.5bn investment for updated EV factory in UK

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Bentley has announced that it will build its first-ever electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom with a £2.5 Bentley plans to update its Crewe, England plant with the investment. Bentley has previously outlined plans to offer EV and plug-in hybrid vehicles only by 2026. ” Credit: Bentley.

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