Bentley dropped the teaser of its first EV which will be launched in 2026. The British marque has confirmed the first all-electric vehicle will be an SUV. Bentley is calling its first EV the ‘world’s first true Luxury Urban SUV’. The new EV SUV will kick start Bentley’s new PEV or BEV era as the company will launch one every year over the next decade. Bentley has plans to go all fully electric cars from 2035.
Bentley has not revealed any technical specifications but Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser, Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, said, “Four years almost to the day that Bentley initially outlined its Beyond100 strategy, we adapt to today’s economic, market and legislative environment to initiate a major transformative phase for tomorrow. Beyond100+ becomes our guiding light as we extend our ambitions beyond 2030 while maintaining our aim of a decarbonised future, including offering only fully electric cars from 2035, and reinforcing our credentials as the British creator of extraordinary cars for over a century and beyond.”
Hybrid vehicles till 2035
Bentley is focused on extending the production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles till 2035. Bentley is offering the Continental GT coupe, Convertible, and Flying Spur will exclusively come with the new plug-in V8 hybrid powertrain.
In July this year, Bentley marked the end of the hand-built 12-cylinder engine at the company’s UK headquarters in Crewe. The Bentayga, Continental GT and Flying Spur were the last models to be available with the W12 engine. More than 100,000 W12s have been produced since the engine was introduced in the Continental GT in 2003.
