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Bentley Hybrid Concept, 2015 Ford Focus, Tesla Credit Crunch: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: The Bentley Hybrid Concept plug-in emerges, we cover the updates to the 2015 Ford Focus, and we look at why Tesla Motors probably won''t like proposed rules changes to the California zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) credits. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Bentley Electric Car, Cadillac ELR Axed, California Electric-Car Sales: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, Bentley considers an electric car, General Motors admits the Cadillac ELR has no future, and California continues to lead the nation in electric-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Catch up on last week's news with our Week in Reverse feature and video.

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Manufacturer Spotlight: Bentley

Green Cars News

Where we stand: October, 2012 Sophistication, style and performance: these are the adjectives that usually spring to mind when most of us are asked to describe a Bentley. The luxury carmaker is famous for being driven by the nation’s elite – including football stars such as David Beckham – and for being the ultimate motoring [.].

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Bentley introduces flex-fuel super sports convertible

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Now this is a green car! Just a day after we announced that Lotus would be debuting a new, greener Elise model at the Geneva Motor Show (see article), now it is the turn of Bentley to offer a potentially show-stealing model of its own with a distinctly green theme.

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Bentley to cut fuel consumption of new Continental GT Speed

Green Cars News

When the new Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible (pictured) makes its debut at the North American International Auto Show later this month, you might expect the focus to be on its slick looks, its power or its speed. However, what has grabbed our attention here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk is its remarkable fuel economy statistics.

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The most luxurious EV yet? Bentley unveils EXP 12 Speed 6e Concept in Geneva

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Bentley has given us a first glimpse of its electric future with the EXP 12 Speed 6e concept at the Geneva Motor Show. It was at the same event two

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Bentley achieves 40 per cent fuel efficiency improvement

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It’s not a name you see too much of in green circles – but Bentley is making some remarkable steps forward in its fight against high levels of fuel consumption and harmful emissions. At the Detroit Auto Show in January (also known as the North American International Auto Show) it will debut two new Bentley [.].

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