Bentley Commits to Five New EVs by 2030, Including a New Model in 2025
- Bentley follows through on previously announced plans to go electric by saying it will launch its first all-electric model in 2025.
- The statement today is in line with a commitment made in 2019 to build Bentley's final internal-combustion engine in 2030.
- With five new models coming—one per year until 2030—we expect four will replace the existing Bentayga, Flying Spur, and Continental GT coupe and convertible, while the fifth will be an all-new model.
Bentley affirmed its promise to go electric in a press conference today, but the plan to pivot to EVs is not brand-new. The British luxury brand first detailed its electrification plan in 2019 and said it would build its final combustion engine as soon as 2030. Now the company has moved forward on that schedule, saying it's planning to launch a pure EV in 2025 and will then another electric model to the portofolio for each of the following four years.
We will need to wait for further details on the new products, but Bentley head of engineering Matthias Rabe told an online press conference today that each will be "a complete new car, a complete new model." Considering that the company currently only has four models—the Bentayga SUV, the Flying Spur sedan, and the Continental GT coupe and convertible—basic math suggests the entire family will effectively be replaced by full EVs sooner rather than later, and that an additional model will be added to the range.
