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GM to use wind power for more than 50% of annual vehicle output from Arlington Assembly plant

Green Car Congress

Arlington Assembly produces more than 1,200 vehicles daily, including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe; GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESV. The 115 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy will be enough to manufacture more than half of the plant’s annual vehicle output.

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AAA tests show premium fuel benefits some vehicles, but comes at a high cost

Green Car Congress

The trend toward recommending or requiring higher-octane fuel continues to rise as manufacturers work toward meeting stringent CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards. Individual vehicle test result averages ranged from a decrease of 1% (2016 Audi A3) to an improvement of 7.1% (2016 Cadillac Escalade).

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GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

Green Car Congress

GM is also in the process of bringing Cadillac’s entire global portfolio to China, adding one locally produced model per year through 2016. With more new models, the expansion of its local manufacturing capability and a growing dealer network, GM expects to increase Cadillac sales from 30,000 units last year to 100,000 units in 2015.

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Exclusive: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Preview

Clean Fleet Report

First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). This means the massively popular Escalade will be gone or reengineered, as well as the CT4 and CT5 sedans, and all the XT SUV models. Cadillac says “the sense of occasion that is of an Escalade is repeated in Lyriq.”

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Lucid quadruples size of its Arizona assembly plant for Gravity SUV launch – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

With almost exactly the footprint of an Audi Q7, the Gravity offers 112 cubic feet of interior volume, close to the 121 cu ft of a Cadillac Escalade—a truck-based SUV more than a foot longer than the Lucid. The CEO kicked off the proceedings by reviewing Lucid’s history, from its start a decade ago as Atieva to its October 2016 name change.

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