Bentley Launching Five New Electric Cars Starting 2025
Bentley has a revealed the Five-in-Five plan committing to launching a new electric model each year starting from 2025. Each model will be designed and developed in Crewe. In addition, £2.5 billion of sustainable investment will transform Bentley’s entire product portfolio, and Crewe into a world-leading ‘Dream Factory’, next generation, digital, flexible and high-value manufacturing facility .
Beyond 100 Strategy
Bentley Motors today announced an acceleration of its forward-thinking Beyond100 strategy, the boldest plan of its kind in the sector. Key to the ambitious programme will be the Five-in-Five plan, which commits Bentley to launching a new electric model each year, from 2025, redefining Bentley’s credentials as the benchmark manufacturer in sustainable luxury mobility.
Investment
Earlier today, Bentley also revealed a £2.5 billion sustainable investment to realize this strategy, and confirmed that from 2025, the first Bentley electric vehicle will be designed, developed and produced at its headquarters in Crewe, England. The announcement is a major boost to the team at Crewe, the region, and of course the UK as a sustainable base for high-value manufacturing. Crewe will become a ‘Dream Factory’ – a digital, zero environmental impact, flexible and high-value manufacturing facility.
Crewe
The company has already made enormous strides in reinventing the historic Crewe site, creating an industry-leading certified carbon neutral facility. The new investment and acceleration of the Beyond100 strategy will now be the basis to reduce Bentley’s carbon footprint across all products and non-factory operations, in line with Bentley’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030.
They are also aiming to increase the number of solar panels from 30,000 to 40,000 in the next two years. Bentley’s partners are also being encouraged to support Bentley’s goal of being end-to-end carbon neutral by 2030, with suppliers expected to meet minimum sustainability standards. This will extend to Bentley’s global retailer network, each aiming for carbon neutrality by 2025, possibly even sooner.