South Cheshire car maker Bentley Motors has extended its Beyond100 strategy, now called Beyond100+, from 2030 to 2035, it announced today.
The firm, based on Pyms Lane, also unveiled plans to create a new segment in the market with its first fully electric car in 2026 – the world’s first true Luxury Urban SUV.
Bentley Motors in Crewe has renewed its First Response Team fleet with two fully electric models to handle day-to-day activities.
The vehicles will be used for medical emergencies and off site events at the Pyms Lane headquarters.
Nantwich firm Boughey Distribution has unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Volvo FE Electric.
It is now fully-operational in the company’s Palletline fleet.
A lorry which crashed into power lines caused 12 hours of chaos for villagers near Nantwich.
The incident happened on Old Chester Road in Barbridge, and caused the closure of the A51 and a loss of power to homes all day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council has secured more than £150,000 from the government to install electric vehicle charging points in its towns.
Work is expected to start on installing the infrastructure in towns across the borough within the next few months.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council is bidding for nearly £158k of government funding to install electric vehicle charging points in its towns.
The council has identified sites in nine towns – including Snow Hill car park in Nantwich – as part of this phase to install charging points for residents unable to charge vehicles at home.
Bentley’s first-ever Battery-Powered Electric Vehicle (BEV) will be developed and built in South Cheshire after the company committed to investing £2.5 billion in sustainability in the next 10 years.
The announcement has been hailed a major boost for the UK economy.
Cheshire East has seen a staggering 5,750% rise in electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in seven years but has just 34 charging points, according to latest figures.
Statistics compiled by the BBC Shared Data Unit shows that 1,170 fully electric or plug in hybrid cars, LGVs and quadricycles were registered in the Cheshire East Council authority area in 2018.
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