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It’s the Goodwood Festival of EV Speed! We profile the electric stars of this Pommy power-fest led by one manic Ford F150

EV Central

“The fastest time only counts if it’s making noise and smells…” That’s one of the few non-sweary comments from the bile-filled and pissed off social media masses in response to another EV winning Goodwood Festival of Speed’s Timed Shoot-Out this year. That shaved 0.76 It has already triumphed in the far more arduous Pikes Peak hill climb.

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Who builds a new V8 engine in 2025 and why would they do it? GWM shocks the auto world … at least it’s a PHEV!

EV Central

Just when we thought the V8 was dying a slow death, up pops China’s GWM with a bent eight plug-in hybrid, destined for its Tank, Cannon and future luxury brands. Think BMWs M5 and XM, Bentleys Continental GT and Flying Spur, Aston Martin Valhalla, and Ferraris SF90. Announced at the Shanghai motor show this week, this 4.0-litre

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Bentley unveils plug-in hybrid concept

Green Car Congress

Luxury automaker Bentley, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its Bentley Hybrid Concept—a preview of Bentley’s first production plug-in hybrid model, which is planned to be a dedicated version of the all-new SUV available in 2017. Bentley Hybrid Concept. Click to enlarge.

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Bentley ending production of iconic W12 engine with the most powerful version ever

Green Car Congress

Bentley will cease production of its 12-cylinder gasoline engine in April 2024, by which time more than 100,000 examples of the iconic W12 will have been handcrafted in the company’s Dream Factory in Crewe, England. Development work has concluded recently on the most powerful version of the W12 ever created.

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Bentley to Introduce New FlexFuel Supersports Convertible at Geneva Show

Green Car Congress

Bentley will introduce its new FlexFuel capable Supersports Convertible at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. The standardization of FlexFuel technology across the 2011 Continental model range reaffirms Bentley’s ongoing commitment to make all its cars bio-fuel compatible by 2012. The Supersports Convertible. Click to enlarge. Urban 25.5

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Bentley installs biofuel tank at Crewe factory after successful biogasoline performance trial at Goodwood

Green Car Congress

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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Bentley Bentayga SUV to be luxury brand's first plug-in hybrid

Green Car Reports

Unlike rival Rolls-Royce, which may go directly to an all-electric model in future, Bentley has set its sights on plug-in hybrids first—and the Bentayga luxury SUV will be the first one from the brand.