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Bentley will delay the launch of its first pure electric vehicles (EV) by a year, and now plans on having an electric-only range by 2033, instead of the earlier target of 2030.

Speaking at a press conference after announcing the brand’s 2023 results, Adrian Hallmark, Bentley CEO, told press including Automotive News Europe and Autocarit’s now planning on introducing its first EV towards the end of 2026 with deliveries starting in 2027.

The original Beyond 100 plan announced back in 2020 called for Bentley’s first EV to be launched in 2025. This would then be followed by a further four EVs, with one being launched per year until 2030, at which point the brand would become electric only.

Those subsequent EVs have been delayed too, and Bentley doesn’t expect to do without internal combustion engines until 2033 now.

According to Mr Hallmark, the company’s first EV will be an “incremental model” built at its factory in Crewe, UK. Introducing a new model with no direct predecessor is less of a “gamble” and there’s less pressure on the car.

With its reset targets, Mr Hallmark claimed Bentley’s electric development budget and timelines were now “locked and loaded”.

Mr Hallmark said