Bentley firm unveiled its plans to go fully electric by 2030, also the brand will be switching its model range to offer only plug-in hybrid or battery electric cars by 2026, according to firm's report issued this week.
"Within a decade, Bentley will transform from a 100-year-old luxury car company to a new, sustainable, wholly ethical role model for luxury, the Bentley's chief executive, Adrian Hallmark reported.
Hallmark explained, that the firm's environmental targets would make it financially resilient and recession proof as it looks to protect itself from the coronavirus downturn, which has damaged car sales.
On other hand, the firm will company famed for enormous 12-cylinder petrol engines, with large carbon dioxide emissions to match, aims to become one of the UK automotive industry’s leading champions of environmental sustainability.
Also, Bentley’s Crewe plant is the only major factory in the UK to commit to producing electric cars exclusively on such a tight timescale, apart from its competitor Jaguar Land Rover at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich site. Workers on internal combustion technology will be redeployed.
In contrast, Bentley announced on last June, it would make 1,000 job cuts from its workforce to reduce costs, although this has since been scaled back.
Earlier, the firm announced that the hybrid versions lineup will be released by 2023, it’s feature with an eventual fully electric model will appear by 2025.
Bentley surely will fill in the blanks on those plans between now and 2023. Bentley’s SUV that currently is offered with eight- and 12-cylinder gasoline engines in the U.S.A.
New version uses navigation data to guess which drive mode is best for the current driving situation. Otherwise, it’s business as usual inside with the same suite of controls, pleats and wood that you find in all other Bentay's car.
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