AutoElectric VehiclesThe first electric Bentley is exactly what you’d expect it to beA Bentley EV is coming but not until 2026, and it’s not a Continental GTWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
AutoElectric VehiclesThe first electric Bentley is exactly what you’d expect it to beA Bentley EV is coming but not until 2026, and it’s not a Continental GTWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
A Bentley EV is coming but not until 2026, and it’s not a Continental GT
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Bentley)
(Image credit: Bentley)
Bentley has updated its plans for an all-electric future, and says it will continue to produce hybrid cars until at least 2035 – five years beyond what it had originally planned.
Despite the half-decade delay in switching away from petrol, Bentley says its first all-electric car is due to be revealed in 2026 and, of course, it will be a luxury SUV.
Instead of being a direct replacement to anything already on sale, such as the Bentley Bentayga SUV, the company says its first EV will “create an entirely new segment, the world’s first true luxury urban SUV.”
Bentley continued: “This model, designed, developed and to be produced at its headquarters in Crewe, will be the first of a new PHEV or BEV model to be launched every year over the next decade”.
In other words, between 2026 and 2035, Bentley plans to launch a new car every year, and all of those vehicles will either be hybrids or fully-electric.
Four of those cars are expected to be new generations of the pre-existing Bentayga,Continental GTand GTS, and Flying Spur, leaving room for the new electric SUV, plus five more new car models. Even with the deadline shift from 2030 to 2035, that appears to be a massive undertaking for the British brand.
The new plan is called Beyond100+. Previously it was just ‘Beyond100’, which was announced in 2019 to mark Bentley’s 100th birthday with a plan for the next 100 years.
Sign up to the T3 newsletter for smarter living straight to your inbox
Get all the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products from the T3 experts
Today’s best EV Chargers deals$599View$599View$649$599.99ViewWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Today’s best EV Chargers deals$599View$599View$649$599.99ViewWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Today’s best EV Chargers deals
$599View$599View$649$599.99View
$599View
$599View
$599View
$599
$599
$599View
$599View
$599View
$599
$599
$649$599.99View
$649$599.99View
$649$599.99View
$649$599.99
$599.99
We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices
Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 review: sensational sound, ordinary ANCBowers & Wilkins' step-down true wireless earbuds sound amazing and are well-priced – so what’s the catch, if anything?
Bowers & Wilkins' step-down true wireless earbuds sound amazing and are well-priced – so what’s the catch, if anything?
Try this 4-week core workout plan to build strength, stability, and definitionUnlock full-body power with this simple yet effective core routine – no endless crunches, just real results
Unlock full-body power with this simple yet effective core routine – no endless crunches, just real results
