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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?
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Monday January 14 2019, @11:51PM (1 child)
Meanwhile in China, a nice little affordable EV commuter for less than $10k: https://news.thomasnet.com/featured/the-sub-9-000-ev-that-positions-china-as-a-market-leader [thomasnet.com]
Also video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXaLlKiyYCE [youtube.com]
The range reports are all over the place but I suspect a Metric/English snafu. In the video above the dash shows a 190km range which works out to 118mi -- that sounds like a rational number.
Anyway, looks like it's the 70s all over again.
(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Friday January 18 2019, @03:46PM
> Anyway, looks like it's the 70s all over again.
Yeah, with all the terrible aerodynamics of the basic boxy body shape from the 70s and 80s. You'd think they would at least put skirts on the rear wheels, like the early 2000s Honda Insights have. What they ought to do is something like the Edison 2: http://edison2.com/next-generation-vlc/ [edison2.com] Coefficient of drag of just 0.16!