Bentley's first EV is a high-rise sedan?

Even though Bentley wants to create an electric car, the company's CEO Adrian Hallmark is in no rush to release it because he believes that current battery technology is insufficient when it comes to driving range. As a result, Bentley's electric car will likely not be released until the middle of the decade at the earliest.

Thus, Bentley has plenty of time to decide what form the first electric car will take. Although there are rumors that the electric car could be a successor to the Murzanne model, which will cease production in the coming weeks, Hallmark has stated that the electric car is Bentley's next major model, and that the Murzanne will be the successor to the Murzanne. According to him, the car will be announced at a later date.

As for the EV, Hallmark said in an interview with Autocar published Tuesday that the car will need to sit high to accommodate a large battery in the floor, but will need to be aerodynamically shaped to maintain a minimum range of 300-350 miles. According to Autocar, it hinted at one solution that is closer to the Jaguar I-Pace but more extreme.

A solid-state battery would allow Bentley to go down a more traditional route. However, Hallmark says commercialization of the technology will not begin until closer to the end of the decade, and so Bentley plans to use lithium-ion technology in its first EVs.

The news was announced as the Bentley team in Crewe, UK, was assembling the latest Mulsanne and the legendary L-Series V8 engine that powers the flagship model Since the model's launch a decade ago, more than 7,300 cars have been built, each requiring more than 400 hours of detail work. each requiring more than 400 hours of detail work. each requiring more than 400 hours of detail work.