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Bentley Bentayga plug-in hybrid rated for lower highway mpg than non-hybrid

Green Car Reports

Plug-in hybrids let you go mostly electric on the commute while also saving fuel—and gas money—en route to weekend destinations, without the charging infrastructure worries of a fully electric vehicle.

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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

EV Central

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get arrested, become Senators and then realise that changing the system is about as effective as attempting to save polar bears by sleeping naked on ice – I don’t see them driving Bentleys that cost $456,000.

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Bentley not sold on electric, planning plug-in hybrids for full lineup

Green Car Reports

The ultra-luxury carmaker Bentley is at work on a new model strategy, and fully electric vehicles might not play as much of a part on it as the company had previously hinted.

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Bentley Commits to Five New EVs by 2030, Adding a New Model in 2025

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The British luxury car manufacturer Bentley has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 and planning to release their first electric vehicle in 2025. Bently has also launched a new initiative called the Five-in-Five plan, which calls for the company to release a new electric vehicle every year from 2025 through 2030.

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Aston Martin to make petrol cars ‘for as long as allowed’

Baua Electric

That still means however that the country’s car manufacturing sector must switch to producing fully-electric vehicles, as part of the UK government’s overall goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and help tackle climate change. Also Read : Will Ferrari EV get Ferrari-made batteries?

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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There is no longer any dispute that the automobile industry is transitioning to electric vehicles. Every major carmaker is offering battery vehicles, and plug-in hybrid models are becoming more common. Bentley is perhaps the least probable contender for early electrification on this list, but they are all in.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). – President Biden has pledged to build 500,000 new plugs over the next decade, in an effort to cut emissions from highways that are currently the single largest source of carbon emissions.

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