Bentley to build its first electric vehicle in the UK
Luxury car maker Bentley Motors has announced that the company’s first ever battery electric vehicle will be developed and built in the UK.
The first in this new generation of electric Bentleys is scheduled to roll off the firm’s Crewe production line in 2025 and the company is aiming to focus exclusively on electric vehicles by 2030.
Bentley, which is owned by Volkswagen Group, is committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years. Alongside the introduction of the firm’s first electric vehicle this will be used to transform operations at the historic Cheshire site which currently employs around 4000 people.
As previously reported by The Engineer, the production facility became the first luxury automotive factory in the UK to become certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust in 2019, following two decades of sustainable improvements such as implementing a water recycling system, tree planting, the installation of a 10,000 solar panel carport and a switch to renewable-only electricity sources.
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