We aren’t particularly keen on electric vehicles here and despite their growing popularity I don’t think they are our future, but more of a temporary stop gap measure to what’s next. Let’s not kid ourselves, our country gets a lot of it’s electricity from coal and the coal industry and lie all it wants but “clean coal” is still coal and coal is terrible for the environment. Not to mention putting more stress on our already outdated electrical grid is probably a bad idea.
With all that said, I think the Cadillac ELR is pretty cool. It looks great and with basically the under pinnings of the Chevy Volt we know it’s going to be great on the pocket book with amazing fuel economy and ride. So Cadillac has put together a bit of a press release as these are finally leaving the assembly plant and header for dealers.
The ELR luxury coupe is the first application of Extended Range Electric Vehicle technology by a full-line luxury automotive brand. It blends dramatic design and industry-leading extended-range technology to deliver a driving experience that is sporty and environmentally friendly.
The ELR’s driving range, which combines battery-only electric power with a range-extending gasoline-powered electric generator provides total driving range exceeding 300 miles (480 km). The extended range technology is uniquely tuned for Cadillac in the ELR. Most daily commutes will require no gasoline and emit no tailpipe emissions.
Today’s event marked the return of Cadillac production at Detroit-Hamtramck after a two-year hiatus. Employees last built the Cadillac DTS large sedan from 2006 to 2011.
Detroit-Hamtramck, which opened in 1985, is represented by UAW Local 22. In addition to the ELR, employees build the all-new Chevrolet Impala, Malibu and Volt; and Opel Ampera extended-range electric vehicle.
The plant has built some of GM’s best-selling and most important cars. The first vehicle produced for sale at Detroit-Hamtramck was a Cadillac Eldorado, which came off the end of the line on Feb. 4, 1985. Since then, more than 3.5 million Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet cars have been built there.
Source: Newspressusa.com