RE: Caddy Converj Becomes ELR
Thursday 18th August 2011
Caddy ELR - a Volt in wolf's clothing?The next step in Cadillac's self-proclaimed "historic renaissance" (Did we miss something? Ed) will be a production version of the Converj coupe concept, powered by technology pinched from the Chevy Volt.
If flares can come back, why not fins..?"The concept generated instant enthusiasm," says Don Butler, VP of Cadillac Marketing. "Like other milestone Cadillac models of the past, the ELR will offer something not otherwise present - the combination of electric propulsion with striking design and the fun of luxury coupe driving."
Caddy Converj Becomes ELR
'Range-extender' coupe concept gets the nod for production
Caddy ELR - a Volt in wolf's clothing?
That means "an electric propulsion system made up of a T-shaped lithium ion battery, an electric drive unit, and a four-cylinder engine-generator. It uses electricity as its primary source to drive the car without using gasoline or producing tailpipe emissions," the company says. "When the battery's energy is low, the ELR seamlessly switches to extended-range mode to enable driving for hundreds of additional miles."
Unusually the press release doesn't mention saving the planet, so we're not quite sure what the point is... Oh, hang on:
If flares can come back, why not fins..?
Right you are then!
Cadillac says it selected the name ELR to indicate the car's electric propulsion technology, in keeping with the brand's 3-letter international model naming convention. Yawn. Somehow none of the above sounds much like the road to 'El Dorado'... (Geddit?)
Discussion
kbee540 said:
Pleeaase, junk that electro-nonsense and drop a Vette v-8 in that thing. Then put me on the waiting list. Finally, a nice looking Caddy.
http://www.cadillac.com/2011-cts-v-sports-coupe.ht...annodomini2 said:
Mmmmmm....yummy. Never would have considered a Caddy before, but this pushes my buttons. The usual Euro-crowd that I gravitate towards (have owned E39 540 and C55 AMG, still have E92 335d, and Merc C63) are starting to look more and more dull. Not sure if the Cadillac is really good looking or just different from the usual BM/Audi/Merc designs. Dear GM, if I promise to be a really good boy, will you please make one of these in RHD?
Many Thanks, kbee
good on 'em, it's about time someone came up with a decent electric car, without the limited range hang-ups.
With a car like this you can commute off the national grid yet go further if you want to. I'd quite enjoy gliding around in milk-float waftiness too.
article said:
Unusually the press release doesn't mention saving the planet, so we're not quite sure what the point is
well I thought the main point of leccy cars was to help wean us off our unsustainable addiction to fossil fuels?With a car like this you can commute off the national grid yet go further if you want to. I'd quite enjoy gliding around in milk-float waftiness too.
FEZ550 said:
I just love the fact that this has been up since Midday and it has 10 comments. 
Bore off green/eco/electric/hybrid cars, please just go away.
I'll tell you why it gets so little comment: Bore off green/eco/electric/hybrid cars, please just go away.
The majority of the posts will be from people saying "stick a V8 in it" or "WHERE DOES THE ELECTRICITY COME FROM??? OMFG!!" and it all gets a bit boring.
For this sort of vehicle, the sensible discussion exists outside of Pistonheads.
LuS1fer said:
It looks very nice so why can't they do that for a regular petrol-engined car? I won't be buying an electrical appliance any time soon but like that styling.
If they've designed it properly around an EV architecture, there probably isn't room for a big enough IC engine and its transmission. batteries are probably mid-mounted with only a small IC generator up frontMr Gear said:
I'll tell you why it gets so little comment:
The majority of the posts will be from people saying "stick a V8 in it" or "WHERE DOES THE ELECTRICITY COME FROM??? OMFG!!" and it all gets a bit boring.
For this sort of vehicle, the sensible discussion exists outside of Pistonheads.
It was the same when the dreaded diesel first found it's way into everyday cars.The majority of the posts will be from people saying "stick a V8 in it" or "WHERE DOES THE ELECTRICITY COME FROM??? OMFG!!" and it all gets a bit boring.
For this sort of vehicle, the sensible discussion exists outside of Pistonheads.
IIRC it was the diesel golf that started it over here? Been in many cars on mainland Europe for years before it reached our shores.
Clarkson still calls them "Oil Burners" in derogatory terms.
I think once the next generation of extended EV's arrives, a lot of people will jump on the band wagon.
Clarkson's little jaunt to the seaside was obviously to show the limited range in the worst light and of course he was correct, but he could equally have taken any estate car and tried to use it to deliver 6 Tons of gravel for his driveway! 250kg max, that's 24 trips to the yard and back instead of 1 for a truck.
But JC admits he talk b
ks a lot of the time.Those who can use existing EV's daily, within their design criteria will be successful.
With his Honorary Engineering Doctorate, he will eventually have to face up to the fact we are moving from a net exporter of oil/gas to a net importer.
Wind is currently providing only 1.2% of a very low summer load at this very minute!
That is only 12.9% of current wind generation capacity!
Max wind generation is forecast today to peak at midnight! Excellent car charging time though!
French Nuclear overspill means they are currently providing 3% of our British demand!
I am seriously looking at the Vauxhall Ampere next year!
Mr Gear said:
I'll tell you why it gets so little comment:
The majority of the posts will be from people saying "stick a V8 in it" or "WHERE DOES THE ELECTRICITY COME FROM??? OMFG!!" and it all gets a bit boring.
For this sort of vehicle, the sensible discussion exists outside of Pistonheads.
I think the "Piston" in Pistonheads speaks volume.The majority of the posts will be from people saying "stick a V8 in it" or "WHERE DOES THE ELECTRICITY COME FROM??? OMFG!!" and it all gets a bit boring.
For this sort of vehicle, the sensible discussion exists outside of Pistonheads.
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