Bentley's First Fully-Electric Car Starts at $230,000

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Bentley unveiled its first fully electric car, a luxury SUV with pure Merino-wool trim, as the Volkswagen unit seeks to improve profitability and establish itself in the high-end EV market. “We see rising interest in electric cars and way higher acceptance," Chief Executive Officer Frank-Steffen Walliser tells Bloomberg Television. The Torcal will start at £173,000 ($230,000) in the UK, making it the cheapest Bentley model. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/b

Tags: Batteries, Bentley Motors Ltd., EVS, Electric Vehicles, Frank-Steffen Walliser, Luxury, Plug-in Electric Vehicles, Stephen Carroll, Torcal, Volkswagen AG, autos, cars

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