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Bentley retires the 12-cylinder engine as it charges toward a fully electric future

Electrek

Bentley Motors , the British luxury automaker, is bidding farewell to its 12-cylinder W12 engine after nearly two decades as the iconic brand charges toward an all-electric future. more… The post Bentley retires the 12-cylinder engine as it charges toward a fully electric future appeared first on Electrek.

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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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Porsche investing €600M in Leipzig plant; new body shop for electric Macan

Green Car Congress

A new body shop with a total area of 75,500 square meters will produce the vehicle bodies for the next generation of the Macan—which will be a fully electric series—from the beginning of the next decade. And this is why we are preparing the factory ready for the future. billion euro to develop the plant.

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Volkswagen boosts Project Trinity budget to electrify its European production plants

Teslarati

Volkswagen intends to have eight manufacturing facilities in Europe that are completely catered to the company’s transition to electric vehicles across its many brands, including Audi, Porsche, and the Volkswagen ID. We are also therefore very confident that these investment decisions will steer the Volkswagen Group to future success.”

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

Get Electric Vehicle

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV or plug-in) has a battery that is about ten times the size of a hybrid and can drive the car for 20 to 50 miles before the gasoline engine kicks in, allowing it to operate as a fully electric commuter car Monday through Friday and as a traditional car on weekends. Hyundai-Kia. Conclusion.

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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.). Volkswagen said it plans to spend about 16 billion euros ($19 billion) for investment in the future trends such as “e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization” by 2025.

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