Bentley to retire petrol cars by 2030 in shift to electric
CEO Adrian Hallmark says the company aims to become a sustainable, wholly ethical role model for luxury vehicles
05 November 2020 - 22:05
Bentley Motors will axe the roaring 12-cylinder combustion engines that shaped much of the British luxury-car maker’s 100-year history to focus on electric vehicles, the latest seismic automotive shift driven by stricter emissions rules.
Bentley will offer only hybrid and electric cars by 2026, and switch its entire line-up to fully-electric vehicles four years later, the Crewe, England-based manufacturer said Thursday in a statement...
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