I-Bentley ayivali iminyango yayo emcabangweni wokusebenzisa amafutha okwenziwa esikhathini esizayo, ukuze kugcinwe izinjini ezivuthayo zangaphakathi ziphila, ezinyathelweni zePorsche. Ilungiselela ukukhiqiza, ngokubambisana ne-Siemens Energy, amafutha okwenziwa eChile kusukela ngonyaka ozayo.
Lokhu kushiwo nguMatthias Rabe, inhloko yezobunjiniyela enkampanini ekhiqiza izimoto ezinze eCrewe, e-UK, ekhuluma ne-Autocar: “Sibheke kakhulu kuphethiloli oqhubekayo, kungaba owokwenziwa noma ophilayo. Sicabanga ukuthi injini evuthayo yangaphakathi izoba khona isikhathi eside, futhi uma kunjalo, sicabanga ukuthi kungaba nenzuzo enkulu yemvelo kumafutha okwenziwa.”
"Sikholelwa kakhulu kuma-e-fuels njengesinye isinyathelo esingaphezu kwe-electromobility. Cishe sizonikeza imininingwane eyengeziwe mayelana nalokhu esikhathini esizayo. Izindleko manje zisaphezulu futhi kufanele sikhuthaze izinqubo ezithile, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kungani kungenjalo?”, kugcizelela uRabe.
Ukuphawula kwenhloko yezobunjiniyela eBentley kuza ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuthi uMichael Steiner, obhekele ucwaningo nentuthuko kwaPorsche, esho - ecashunwe yincwadi yaseBrithani - ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwamafutha okwenziwa kungavumela uhlobo lweStuttgart ukuthi luqhubeke nokudayisa izimoto zangaphakathi. injini yomlilo iminyaka eminingi.
Ngabe uBentley uzojoyina iPorsche?
Khumbula ukuthi njengoba kushiwo ngenhla, i-Porsche yajoyina i-Siemens yezobuchwepheshe ukuze ivule imboni e-Chile ukukhiqiza amafutha okwenziwa ekuqaleni kuka-2022.
Esigabeni sokuhlola se- "Haru Oni", njengoba yaziwa le phrojekthi, kuzokhiqizwa amalitha ayizinkulungwane eziyi-130 wamafutha okwenziwa angathathi hlangothi, kepha la manani azokhuphuka kakhulu ezigabeni ezimbili ezilandelayo. Ngakho-ke, ngo-2024, amandla okukhiqiza azoba amalitha ayizigidi ezingu-55 zama-e-fuels, futhi ngo-2026, azobe ephindwe izikhathi ezingu-10, okungukuthi, amalitha ayizigidi ezingu-550.
Nokho, akukho okubonisa ukuthi i-Bentley ingajoyina le phrojekthi, ngoba kusukela ngo-1st ka-March walo nyaka, i-Audi yaqala "ukwethemba" uhlobo lwaseBrithani, esikhundleni se-Porsche njengoba bekunjalo kuze kube manje.
Izibaseli zokwenziwa zaziyinkolelo-mbono ngaphambili
Akukhona okokuqala ukuthi iBentley ibonise isithakazelo kumafutha okwenziwa. Kusukela ngo-2019, uWerner Tietz, umanduleli kaMatthias Rabe, wayetshele i-Autocar: “Sibheka imiqondo eminingana ehlukene, kodwa asinaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ibhethri likagesi liyindlela eya phambili”.
Kodwa okwamanje, into eyodwa kuphela eqinisekile: wonke amamodeli omkhiqizo waseBrithani azoba ngu-100% kagesi ngo-2030 futhi ngo-2026, imoto yokuqala kagesi ka-Bentley izodalulwa, ngokusekelwe endaweni yesikhulumi se-Artemis, esakhiwa yi-Audi.