Bentley launches first electric car with £350m UK investment

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Sept, 19:38

Bentley is launching its first fully electric car, the Torcal SUV, with a £350m investment in its Crewe factory.

The Torcal SUV, priced from £173,000, can travel up to 375 miles on a single charge and will be built at Bentley's Crewe headquarters, securing around 4,000 jobs. The vehicle features artificial engine sounds to replace the traditional combustion engine growl. The investment is part of a broader surge in automotive funding into the UK this week.

How it is being reported

• Bentley launches first fully electric car – with fake engine sounds to replace classic growlGuardian Business · 23 Sept, 19:15
• Bentley’s debut EV drives £1bn motoring investment surge in a weekCity AM · 23 Sept, 19:15

In this story: Bentley · Crewe · Torcal

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