Bentley’s design team has been thinking of developing an all-electric car.
Bentley’s design team has been thinking of developing an all-electric car. Although the CEO doesn’t think much of the plan, it could happen sometime in the future. The design team’s idea has sparked a debate within the company on electrification. Meanwhile, Bentley’s SUV, the Bentayga will be getting a plug-in hybrid variant in 2018.
The Bentayga will get a plug-in hybrid variant by 2018
“Of course we are looking – and by sketching out proposals we are provoking emotions,” said new design director Stefan Sielaff. “Not every idea we have is for production, but the creation of something physical to debate allows us to test new ideas. We don’t want to be thinking in one direction all the time – we want to challenge conventions.”
Head of sales and marketing Kevin Rose acknowledged that there were many shortcomings in the latest electric car tech but it could be a possibility once the technology improves as customer demand grows. “I’d like to offer an electric car. It’s far from certain, but customer demand is growing and it is on our agenda”, he said.
It is the most luxurious, powerful, fastest and the most expensive SUV currently on the market
Bentley’s boss doesn’t think much of the idea. He thinks that plug-in hybrids are the way forward for now and electric cars will be offered only when they adhere to the brand values.
“Plug-in hybrid will be available on all our models in time, but I don’t see that as stop-gap technology. It will give customers the range they are used to with the capability of running emissions-free in cities, for instance. That is a good compromise. Full electric is less certain. I don’t see it as a priority at the moment for our customers, nor as being crucial to our brand values,” Bentley boss Wolfgang Durheimer said.
It is offered in only one variant now and it is powered by a W12 engine
Source – Autocar
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