{"id":1196,"date":"2020-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T12:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/cars2news\/?p=1196"},"modified":"2019-03-30T12:02:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T12:02:50","slug":"bentley-tapped-philippe-starck-to-design-bentayga-hybrids-charger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1196","title":{"rendered":"Bentley Tapped Philippe Starck To Design Bentayga Hybrid's Charger"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The British automaker tapped the talents of Philippe Starck \u2013 not for one of its vehicles, but for the charging dock built to accompany it.<\/p>\n

The Power Dock for the new Bentayga Hybrid was penned by the legendary designer and crafted from sustainable materials like pressed \u201ceco-linen\u201d with thermosetting resin and an outer case made from hot-pressure cast aluminum.<\/p>\n

With \u201ctactile surfaces and inviting aesthetic,\u201d the dock is designed to encourage owners to charge their plug-in Bentleys whenever they pull into the garage. It also features a cable management system to keep all the wires tidy, further enhancing the aesthetically focused approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship with a Bentley is not about bio-design or horsepower, it\u2019s a mental and sentimental relationship,\u201d said Starck, a longtime customer of the automaker’s. \u201cAs always with my designs I wanted the maximum of intelligence with the minimum of materiality. I wanted it to be a modern art piece: durable, real and avant-garde high tech. It was also important for me that the unit was as sustainable as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The charger is designed to work with the new Bentayga Hybrid just unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. The plug-in crossover pairs a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 to an electric motor to give it an electric-only range of over 31 miles (50 km). But while it’s the first, the SUV won’t be the last electrified Bentley on the horizon.<\/p>\n

The company is also tipped to put the EXP12 Speed 6e battery-powered roadster concept into production in the next couple of years, and we won’t be surprised to see it employ the same Starck-designed charger when it does.<\/p>\n

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