Bentley to build first battery-powered electric vehicle

Bentley is committing to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability over the next ten years to build its first-ever battery-powered electric vehicle (BEV).

The first BEV is scheduled to roll off the production line in 2025 and will mark a significant moment in Bentley’s long and illustrious history. It is part of the company’s Beyond100 strategy – a plan launched in 2020 that aims at making Bentley exclusively electric and end-to-end carbon neutral by 2030.

The investment programme will also aim to transform Bentley’s entire product portfolio, and the historic Crewe Campus, by embedding an greenfield facility into a next generation digital, low environmental impact, high-value advanced manufacturing facility.

Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, says, ‘Beyond100 is the boldest plan in Bentley’s illustrious history, and in the luxury segment. It’s an ambitious and credible roadmap to carbon neutrality of our total business system, including the shift to 100% BEV in just eight years.

‘Our aim is to become the benchmark not just for luxury cars or sustainable credentials but the entire scope of our operations. Securing production of our first BEV in Crewe is a milestone moment for Bentley, and the UK, as we plan for a long-term sustainable future in Crewe.’