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Bentley launching five new electric cars from 2025

Green Car Congress

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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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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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

EV Central

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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Bentley Commits to Five New EVs by 2030, Adding a New Model in 2025

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The British luxury car manufacturer Bentley has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030 and planning to release their first electric vehicle in 2025. Bentley’s historic Crewe facility, which produced its first vehicle over 75 years ago, will now be used to produce electric vehicles. The Dream Factory. Actions Speak Louder.

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Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch

EV Central

The Flying Spur plug-in hybrid sedan , priced from $479,100 (plus on-road costs), will be followed within 12 months by a PHEV version of the Bentayga SUV. PHEV versions of the Continental GT and GTC coupe and convertibles should be in Australia by mid-decade. In 2030 Bentley will end ICE production all together and only make EVs.

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[PRESS RELEASE] DRIVE ELECTRIC RESPONSE TO CLEAN CAR DISCOUNT CHANGES.

Drive Electric

While we’ve made some great progress increasing new EV sales, at the end of 2022, there were still only 65,000 registered EVs. The changes to the Clean Car Discount appear designed to encourage even cleaner vehicles entering our fleet; this will mean more PHEVs and BEVs coming in and over time fewer petrol and diesel vehicles.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

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. This list is subjective and weighted toward functionality with an emphasis on fun, but also factors in sales numbers.