Bentley’s first EV pushed the year back to 2026
Bentley will not start Its first electric car By 2026, a year behind the original plan, according to the brand’s CEO. In an interview with Automotive News Announced Wednesday (subscription required), Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark said the EV was late, but didn’t provide a reason. But he denied that the delay was due to a setback reported by the Volkswagen Group’s Caliad Software Development Unit. Bloomberg Volkswagen Group on Monday Last week’s CEO shuffle Software issues delayed model launches at Audi, Bentley and Porsche. The first Bentley EV was developed with a similar Audi model codenamed Project Artemis, both using the VW Group version. Future SSP platform ..Porsche was originally part of the project, but reportedly Withdraw earlier this year .. Porsche is currently expected to be used on the PPE platform of the Model VW Group. Audi Q6 E-Tron .. Adrian Hallmark Hallmark said Bentley plans to announce the EV in 2025, despite the delay that it said it was actually months