Bentley plans to go all-electric within 10 years

Bentley announced a significant expansion of its electrification plans, including only selling battery-electric vehicles starting in 2030.
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Expand Expanding CloseNobody expects Bentley to be a major player for electric cars. But it’s fascinating to consider what the Volkswagen group’s ultra-luxe brand is thinking about its EV strategy.
First, a future electric Bentley will use the group’s Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture. Even more intriguing, Bentley’s leadership is talking about how energy-dense, solid-state battery technology could help the brand redefine future vehicle design.
Bentley unveiled the EXP 100 GT on its 100th birthday today, and it happens to be a sharp-looking all-electric concept car.
Bentley has teased the EXP 100 GT, a zero emissions concept car that it’s set to unveil next week, calling it “the future of grand touring.”
Adrian Hallmark, Bentley’s CEO, commented on the British automaker’s electrification plans and how it plays into expanding their sales.
The CEO sees rich liberals buying Tesla vehicles and they want some of those sales too. Expand
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While almost all of Volkswagen’s brands are announcing upcoming new EVs left and right, Bentley still hasn’t pulled the trigger.
Now the automaker is considering to jump-start the electrification of its lineup with its own all-electric car based on the upcoming Porsche-Audi electric platform. Expand
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Home charging stations for electric cars can often look quite dull, which is not a problem for most people since it just becomes another tool in your garage or driveway, but that’s not OK for Bentley.
The British luxury automaker designed a stunning new charging station for its upcoming electric vehicles. Expand
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As we recently reported, Bentley is weighing an all-electric SUV smaller than the Bentayga as its first all-electric vehicle. But the company is apparently still undecided since it just unveiled an all-electric convertible concept and it is requesting feedback on the vehicle to define its electrification strategy. Expand
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At this point, premium automakers have no excuse not to have an all-electric vehicle in their line-up, like Tesla, or at least one in late stages of development, like Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, and others. It’s a different thing for more affordable vehicles, but batteries are now cheap enough to allow large battery packs in luxury cars with performance competitive with internal combustion engines.
British automaker Bentley is now considering joining the rest of the industry in electrification with an all-electric SUV. Expand
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