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Bentley Continental GT Speed arrives with mighty plug-in hybrid technology

Electric Cars Report

Bentley Motors revealed the fourth generation Continental GT Speed, following in the 21-year tradition of the Continental GT family by redefining the ultimate blend of supercar performance, handcrafted luxury and everyday usability.

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Corby answers the $456,000 question: Is the luxury-soaked Bentley Flying Spur the world’s most pointless plug-in hybrid?

EV Central

I don’t know about you, but when I picture climate warriors – the kind who’ll chain themselves to things, get arrested, become Senators and then realise that changing the system is about as effective as attempting to save polar bears by sleeping naked on ice – I don’t see them driving Bentleys that cost $456,000.

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Who needs a W12? Bentley’s most powerful car ever is a fuel-sipping plug-in hybrid

EV Central

German-owned British luxury auto maker Bentley has rewritten its own record book with the the all-new 2025 plug-in hybrid Continental GT Speed. litre V8 that’s combined with an electric motor, a 25.9kWh battery, all-wheel drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission. 2025 Bentley Continental GT Speed PHEV interior.

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Bentley pushes back plans for its first EV, and its commitment to an all-electric lineup

Teslarati

Bentley has pushed back its plans for its first EV, as well as its commitment to an all-electric lineup. Among luxury and legendary automakers, Bentley is in the same realm as Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, and Ferrari. Bentley, however, is revising its plans, delaying both its first EV release and its plans for an all-EV lineup.

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High-Flying Spur! Bentley teases its most insanely powerful V8 hybrid luxury saloon yet

EV Central

Efficiency and luxury limos aren’t usually bedfellows but Bentley’s all-new hybrid technology is promising to deliver both in the incoming 2025 Flying Spur. READ MORE: Bentley starts Aussie electric move with PHEV Flying Spur launch Occupants will have to be prepared for a neck-snapping 0-100km/h dash of around 3.5

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Bentley commits to £2.5bn investment for updated EV factory in UK

Teslarati

Bentley has announced that it will build its first-ever electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the United Kingdom with a £2.5 Bentley plans to update its Crewe, England plant with the investment. Bentley has previously outlined plans to offer EV and plug-in hybrid vehicles only by 2026. ” Credit: Bentley.

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Lamborghini LB744 supercar gets three-motor PHEV … with a V12

EV Central

Surround it with electric motors to create the most powerful road car on the market. Just as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, BMW and Mercedes-Benz are working to phase out their V12 engines, Lamborghini has spent big bucks on a new engine. Electric motors, on the other hand, are usually upwards of 90 percent efficient.

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