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Cadillac Shocks Detroit Auto Show with Electric SUV Preview

posted by mrpg on Monday January 14 2019, @06:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the electric-shock dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

CNet:

On the eve of the 2019 Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac has surprised the media with a first look at an upcoming electric crossover SUV, perhaps the first of many electric vehicles to come for the marque.

After recently learning that the Cadillac luxury brand would become General Motors' "lead electric vehicle brand," we all expected to see an EV unveiled soon, just not this soon. That said, we've only so far seen renderings of the electric crossover with few details regarding specs.

The EV's name and specific details regarding its powertrain and range will be revealed closer to an also yet-unspecified launch window. So far, what we do know is that it will be based on GM's upcoming future "BEV3" electric vehicle platform. The electric Caddy crossover will be just the first in a range of vehicles to make use of the platform, which has been designed to accommodate front-, rear- or all-wheel drive configurations. Expect to see BEV3 underpinning a wide range of GM vehicles globally over the next few years.

Has "Electric Vehicle" been cemented in automobile circles as a mark of luxury?

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  • (Score: 2) by insanumingenium on Monday January 14 2019, @09:05PM (1 child)

    by insanumingenium (4824) on Monday January 14 2019, @09:05PM (#786634) Journal

    A Chevy Volt rebadged at twice the price, that was supposed to be a Tesla killer? Are you also surprised they lasted 3 years. I have a neighbor with one, he drank all the Kool-Aid, and yet after a honeymoon year he drives his Korean crossover instead, his Caddy sitting under a tarp.

    I don't know where you come from that a total of two plugin hybrid (aforementioned ELR and CT6) cars and zero full electric offerings equals being "VERY active".

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 15 2019, @05:27AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 15 2019, @05:27AM (#786793)

    Cadillac is a luxury marque. If you've ever sat in a Tesla, you know it's not a luxury car. They spent too much on the powertrain and batteries to do a nice interior. It's crap. Cadillac is trying to bring luxury to the EV segment. Even Mercedes hasn't been able to crack this one - the B class is a shitbox. More serious attempts like the i3 (very cool interior) were either low range or plug-in hybrid like the ELR.

    The world is still waiting for a luxury electric car. The Model S refresh might bring us closer, but Cadillac could beat them to it.