Bentley confirmed that its first-ever fully-electric car will be an SUV. Which actually makes sense. As SUVs are typically the best-selling vehicles for most car companies.
In a recent interview with Car Magazine, Bentley’s CEO Adrian Hallmark they asked about what type of body style the company’s first EV would have, to which he replied:
“If you’re not in SUVs, you’re nowhere.”
It should surprise no one with this decision, as Bentley saw major success with the Bentayga plug-in hybrid. So creating a new fully electric platform, Hallmark says that Bentley will work in partnership with Audi in its development of Project Artemis. A project set by the German automaker in creating high-performance, autonomous vehicles.
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“With our current cars, we had to get into the engineering largely after [the platforms] had been done, The difference now is that with Artemis we’re right in there at the beginning, helping define it. We’re not leading it, but we’re going to be a beneficiary of it.”
“Looking forward to electrification, we’re going to have closer synergies with Audi,” Hallmark added. “But we will continue to have strong relationships with both [Audi and Porsche], and we see this as an opportunity, not a risk. No question – we are electrifying. And we need to find the best way to fast-track that, and to lead the technology charge.”
Bentley hopes to release its first fully electric SUV by 2025, with a major goal of moving completely to EVs by 2030. Let us know what you think? Would you go for a fully electric Bently SUV? Let us know in the comments below. Lastly, for more automotive news, The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC Is Pure Off-Road Luxury.
