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Brian Potter

Bentley Abandons 2030 EV Deadline, Keeps Gas Engines Alive

  • Bentley has abandoned its 2030 all-electric target.
  • Bentley will keep producing combustion and hybrid models into the next decade.
  • The Torcal is Bentley's first fully electric model.

Bentley's CEO did not mince words when he described the plan the brand set six years ago as dead and not coming back the way anyone expected. Frank-Steffan Walliser confirmed Bentley has moved away from its target of going all-electric by 2030, a goal set in 2020, even as it unveiled the Torcal, its first fully electric model.

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