British luxury car maker Bentley Motors Limited is stepping into the Web3 ecosystem with its non-fungible token (NFT) collection on its Ethereum scaling platform Polygon. publication today.
Today we are announcing our first venture into the NFT market with a temporary decline in NFTs in carbon neutrality. @ 0xPolygon Network, scheduled for September 2022, is limited to 208 pieces. detail: https://t.co/hWnrz69L4g pic.twitter.com/ppSqq5MRAS
— Bentley Motors (@BentleyMotors) June 22, 2022
According to the announcement, the one-off NFT collection will be removed in September 2022 and will only contain 208 pieces. The number of NFTs is symbolic in that it represents the top speed of Bentley’s fastest Grand Tourer, the Continental GT Speed. 208 also represents the total number of R-type Continentals in 1952.
Build a more environmentally friendly future
Bentley Design will be responsible for creating the NFT collection. Collectors who purchase NFTs will receive their own access and rewards from Bentley. The car manufacturer does not disclose the NFT price tag.
However, Bentley has promised to direct its sales revenue to support students interested in engineering, design and manufacturing. In addition, the company will use this money to support organizations that promote sustainability, especially in the transportation industry.
The automaker chose to drop the NFT collection on Polygon because the network is carbon neutral. According to the announcement, Bentley NFTs are environmentally friendly and will help strengthen the company’s commitment to achieve end-to-end carbon neutrality by 2030.
NFTs continue to catch up among automakers
With today’s announcement, Bentley has become the second car company to enter the NFT market. Hyundai came first after collaborating with the NFT project MetaKongz in April.This partnership is part of modern times MetamobilityMetaverse company concept.
Hyundai and MetaKongz have marked a partnership by launching a limited edition of 30 Hyundai x MetaKongz NFTs.
