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VW EV lab, 2023 Lucid SUV, Bentley steers away from rare-earths: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Lucid says its SUV is on the way in 2023. Bentley aims to keep rare-earths out of its electric and electrified vehicles. The CEO of Lucid has confirmed that a Lucid SUV is due in 2023, and that a whole family of vehicles is potentially in. And Volkswagen is putting together a U.S. lab for EV development.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

The Truth About Cars

Last week, on the day before Thanksgiving, a middle-aged couple in a Bentley met a fiery end under mysterious circumstances near the U.S.-Canada We know the victims names – Kurt Villani, 53, and his wife, Monica Villani, also 53 – and we know that they were in a Bentley Flying Spur (no jokes about the name, please).

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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 names former Volvo exec head of design

Baua Electric

Bentley has named former Volvo styling head Robin Web page its fresh director of design. Web page will be triumphant Tobias Sühlmann, who will release the Volkswagen Workforce subsidiary to pursue alternative alternatives, Bentley stated in a shed. He was once Bentley’s head of internal design from 2001 and 2013.

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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.

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Bentley showcases new EXP 9 F SUV concept at Auto China; considering V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain

Green Car Congress

Bentley is showcasing a new Sport Utility Vehicle concept, EXP 9 F, at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The all-wheel drive luxury SUV concept makes its debut in China as potential third Bentley model-line; powertrains under consideration include a 500bhp, 4.0-litre liter W12 engine.

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Bentley Bentayga: The definitive luxury SUV to offer fresh styling and revised interior

Green Cars News

Bentley aim to raise the bar once again in the luxury SUV segment with their updated Bentayga.

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