Bentley delays launch of first full-electric car

Bentley has pushed back output of its first electrical car or truck to 2026 from 2025, CEO Adrian Hallmark reported.

Hallmark denied studies that application delays have been responsible for the slip in timing for the vehicle, which is component of Audi’s Artemis project.

The car – anticipated to be a coupe — will even now be unveiled in 2025 as prepared, Hallmark said. The hold off is a “matter of months,” he told Automotive News Europe.

He gave no explanation for the program adjust. Volkswagen Team, which owns Audi and Bentley, is performing to a restricted timetable to launch cars and trucks on the Scalable Methods Platform (SSP) electric powered architecture that will underpin autos in the Artemis project.

Audi’s initial car from the project has been delayed to the conclusion of 2026, resources advised Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche.

Bentley reported in November 2020 that it would drop inner combustion engines from its cars and trucks by 2030 and change its entire design selection to comprehensive-electric powered automobiles. By 2026, the brand name will only present plug-in hybrid and whole-electric powered versions. At this time two electrified types are supplied, the Traveling Spur and Bentayga plug-in hybrids.

Bentley ideas to expend 2.5 billion lbs . (3 billion euros) to electrify its array and overhaul its generation facility in Crewe, England.

Hallmark mentioned the income to fork out for the transformation arrived from Bentley alone right after the model reversed yrs of weak financial benefits to post record revenue of 389 million euros in 2021 on deliveries of 14,659 automobiles. He verified the 2030 concentrate on for an electrical-only lineup.

Bentley said to start with quarter profits this calendar year were up 162 percent to 170 million euros. VW Group first-50 % final results will be announced on Thursday.