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Bentley Unveils Torcal, Its First Fully Electric SUV With Synthetic Engine Sounds

Sourced from 10 publications

•Bentley's Torcal is its first fully electric vehicle, with range estimates varying between 330 miles (Wired) and 375 miles (The Guardian), backed by £350 million in UK investment.
•The VW-owned luxury brand is using synthetic engine sounds to preserve the traditional Bentley driving experience in an electric platform.
•Geely announced an EV battery with four-minute charging, intensifying competition among Chinese automakers on fast-charging technology.
•HiTHIUM introduced a sodium-ion battery system designed for 20,000 cycles over a 30-year lifespan, aimed at grid-scale energy storage.

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