Cadillac's first electric vehicle will be a crossover

[Eugene]

Source: TechCrunch

Cadillac’s first electric vehicle will be a crossover

Kirsten Korosec / 12 hours ago

Cadillac revealed Sunday what will likely be the first electric vehicle in the luxury brand’s portfolio. And surprise, it’s a crossover.

The images of the full-size crossover SUV, which was unveiled during a debut party for the 2020 Cadillac XT6 in Detroit, kicks off a transformation of GM’s luxury brand. On Friday, GM announced plans to turn Cadillac into its lead electric vehicle brand in a bid to compete against Tesla as well as a host of other automakers bringing EVs onto the market.

Not much is known about this crossover yet. Cadillac said the name of the electric crossover and additional details about the vehicle will be revealed closer to launch.

This vehicle will not be based on the electric architecture found on GM’s Chevrolet models, the Volt or the Bolt EV. GM is starting with a clean slate and developing a new battery electric architecture, which Cadillac will be the first to use.

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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/13/cadillacs-first-electric-vehicle-will-be-a-crossover/

[natheo]

1. interesting

Not a terrible idea. I hope it will not remain as a concept.