Bentley’s ambitious plan to build five all-electric models by 2035 is being rolled back as it, like so many global electric car initiatives, faces limited demand from customers. The forthcoming electric ‘Urban SUV’ will still arrive in 2027, but the following four models that were under development on a new electric platform from Porsche won’t survive, as a major cull in electric car R&D sweeps across the motoring world.
In conversation with Auto Express, Bentley CEO Frank Walliser said: “We have to rethink and recalculate our complete product line, and all future offers. If you compare our planning with what it was two years ago, it looks completely different.”
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