Bentley will stay with lithium ion battery tech for EV

Bentley's EXP 100 GT concept, unveiled last year, shows the automaker's vision of luxury electric motoring.

November 16, 2020 06:00 AM

LONDON -- Bentley said the batteries powering its first full-electric car, which will launch in 2025, will be an evolution of the current lithium ion type, rather than a new battery technology such as solid state.

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