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Bentley boosts environmental efforts by making cars 85% recyclable

 
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Bentley now guarantees 85% recyclability (or 95 % recoverability) of materials for all its current Continental models

Bentley now guarantees 85% recyclability (or 95 % recoverability) of materials for all its current Continental models

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Bentley may best be known for its hedonistic land yachts that can cost as much as a house, but lately the carmaker has become increasingly recognized for its environmental efforts. Bentley has already laid out a three-stage plan to reduce emissions of its fleet by 15%, launch new powertrains that deliver a 40% improvement in fuel economy, and introduce flex-fuel models to help deliver a fleet-wide carbon-dioxide emissions average of 120g/km – all by 2012 – but now the team at Crewe are going a step further.

Bentley's chief vehicle developer, Arno Homburg, explained that the carmaker’s new "environmental policy is based on sustainable principles" and that designers take "a holistic view of the whole process".

Starting with its Continental range, Bentley has announced that a substantial 85% of the car is recyclable. Essentially, Bentley now guarantees that other industries will be able to reutilise or otherwise reprocess the vast majority of materials used in the construction of its cars, thus reducing land fill and helping the environment. What the company can't help, however, is the fact that the large majority of Bentley cars are not recycled, but instead remain on the market or get sent to museums and collectors.

It’s estimated that only around 30% of all Bentley models ever built have been sent to the scrap yard, most of them probably not featuring the same 85% of recyclable parts as the current Continental range of cars.



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  1. ma_www.mywheelsonwalls.com avatar www.mywheelsonwalls.com Posted: 5/15/2009 10:58pm PDT

    This just makes me laugh, why you ask? Because based on a percentage alone how many Bentley''s end up in a salvage yard as opposed to say a Toyota Camry? Also what Bentley produces in a year Toyota pumps out in a day.

    They make a relatively non-eco friendly product as its a toy, object of want, or just plain old "look at me everyone". Ultimately who cares its not like Bentley owners pile on the miles and that in it self somewhat reduces the cars impact on a precious little tree frog some where!!
     
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  2. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 5/16/2009 6:50pm PDT

    This just makes me laugh, why you ask? Because based on a percentage alone how many Bentley''s end up in a salvage yard as opposed to say a Toyota Camry? Also what Bentley produces in a year Toyota pumps out in a day.

    They make a relatively non-eco friendly product as its a toy, object of want, or just plain old "look at me everyone". Ultimately who cares its not like Bentley owners pile on the miles and that in it self somewhat reduces the cars impact on a precious little tree frog some where!!

    Well wheels, you know how rich people wanr to look like they care about the enviroment without giving up their luxuries.
     
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  3. By  tastatur Posted: 1/13/2010 2:02am PST

    This is the type of sustainability car companies should be working toward instead of investing in hybrid technology and such, which in the long-run is more damaging.
     
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