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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. tonnes of straw.

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U of Birmingham, Bentley and partners in rare-earth recycling project; RaRE

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The University of Birmingham is working with Bentley Motors and others on a three-year research project to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles. million (US$3.6-million) Hydrogen preferentially enters the rare earth metal, and causes an expansion in volume. Source: HyProMag. Resources.

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Bentley To Produce 1st EV In UK

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Bentley has committed £2.5 billion to sustainability investments over the next 10 years and has also secured a UK production site for its first-ever battery-powered electric vehicle. The company said that this is where all of its models are built. Bentley noted that it has 4,000 employees working at its factory.

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Bentley CEO Jumps Ship for Aston Martin

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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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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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Imported Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Models Held Back Over Forced Labor Allegations

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While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. ports for allegedly violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). custom laws.

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