The electrification of the auto industry continues apace, with Bentley the latest firm to announce plans to produce a fully electric car in 2026. The announcement confirms the brand’s commitment to sustainability and the environment, first outlined in its Beyond100 strategy, which has been updated and is now known as Beyond100+.

The British luxury firm's original 2030 deadline to transition away from the internal combustion engine has now officially been scrapped.

British luxury carmaker Bentley said Thursday that it was pushing back its target of building only 100 percent electric models by five years, until 2035.

Brit carmaker announces delays to its electrification plans, although it sounds like a posh EV crossover is on the horizon

In fact, according to the brand, this first EV from the Flying B will create an entirely new segment of automobile. Of course, that’s Bentley being a touch dramatic about the vehicle: the new “segment” under question is the “Luxury Urban SUV,

Bentley only two years ago was planning to launch its first EV by the middle of the decade and follow it up with a new EV every year for the next four years, in order to become a fully electric brand by 2030.