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Bentley Invests Big in UK-Made BEVs With ‘Beyond100’

Drive Electric

Bentley’s first-ever Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be available to buy in 2025. There will also be a new electric Bentley launched every year for five years from 2025. Bentley says that its first EV will be developed and built in the UK. Can’t wait three years for a luxury Bentley EV?

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Classic fix: Heritage cars reborn with new electric powertrains | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Among the most celebrated and revered cars in British automotive history include Range Rovers from the Classic Era (1969 to 1994), Bentley Continental S1, S2 and S3s, Jaguar XK120, 140 and 150s (in both coupe, drophead coupe and OTS body-styles), Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds, Phantoms and most recently, Aston Martin DB6s.

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Bentley guarentees 85% recyclability

Green Cars News

Bentley now guarantees 85 % recyclability (or 95 % recoverability) of materials for all its current Continental models as well as providing environmental friendly recycling or recovery at the end of the car’s life. “Our environment policy is based on sustainable principles and we take a holistic view of the whole process.

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[PRESS RELEASE] POLITICAL PARTIES – LET’S BACK EV POLICIES TO SAVE NEW ZEALAND MONEY

Drive Electric

“Moving to electric vehicles as quickly as possible is the right move for the environment and the economy. About Drive Electric Drive Electric is a not-for-profit membership organisation with one goal – Mainstreaming e-mobility to support New Zealand’s low-carbon future.

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Can the UK lead the green car charge? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed the news as the Government embarks on the Building Britain’s Future scheme – a plan for recovery based on low carbon, high technology industries, products and services. So is Britain really in a position to be a green car leader? The argument for the UK….

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Frankfurt Motor Show goes green. The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Indeed this year there will be plenty of exciting performance and luxury cars making their debut including the Bugatti Bordeaux, the Rolls-Royce Ghost and the Bentley Mulsanne. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme.

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