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British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors has launched its first fully electric vehicle, testing wealthy buyers' appetite for going electric as it seeks to take on the likes of Italy's Ferrari .
British luxury carmaker Bentley Motors has launched its first fully electric vehicle, testing wealthy buyers' appetite for going electric as it seeks to take on the likes of Italy's Ferrari .
The all-new Torcal represents Bentley's first fully electric car in the company's 107-year history and becomes the brand's fourth model, alongside the Continental GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga.
The car was designed and engineered at the company's manufacturing site in Crewe in northwest England.
It comes just three months after Ferrari's divisive launch of its first fully electric car, with analysts partly attributing some of the negative reaction to " design hate ." The Luce model, Ferrari's first-ever five-seater car, marked a stark shift in appearance from the iconic brand's traditional sports cars.
Frank-Steffen Walliser, chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, told CNBC's " Squawk Box Europe " on Thursday that the Torcal "sits also from the price band at the entry level for Bentley and we have received already very positive reactions from all markets."
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