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Bentley CEO: Rich People Felt Bad About Showing Off, Causing Drop in Sales

The Truth About Cars

People who buy cars from brands like Bentley aren’t generally concerned with things like recessions and the opinions of the masses, but the automaker thinks its customers are buying fewer expensive cars because they feel bad about showing off. Image: Bentley] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Bentley CEO Jumps Ship for Aston Martin

The Truth About Cars

Bentley's former CEO Adrian Hallmark has broken with the company after making remarks that sales were down due to wealthy people buying fewer luxury products over concerns that it might upset poorer people living in those markets. I believe now is the right time to allow the Company to transition to new leadership.

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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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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

2021 Is Here: Here Are the Top 10 Electric Car Companies. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. We update this list regularly because the market is changing so quickly.

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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” Electric vehicle sales surge. BEV sales in the UK have grown rapidly over the past year – with demand rising, at least in part due to petrol shortages, which dried up many motorists’ gas tanks in September. “As part of the mission.” Several British car brands already have plans for full electrification.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Tesla briefly entered the list of top sellers, with the Model Y also topping the SUV sales charts in September. Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. Biggest EV surprise of 2022.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Aptera – US-based company claims to have created the world’s most efficient vehicle with the three-seat F1-inspired Aptera. It’ll be on sale in 2025, possibly as the A9 e-Tron.