Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2013

2014 Cadillac ELR Click to enlarge. Cadillac unveiled the anticipated 2014 ELR extended range electric (EREV) vehicle (based on the Converj concept, earlier post ) at the North American International Auto Show. The ELR EREV powertrain combines a drive motor (117-135 kW); a generator motor (55 kW) and a 1.4L

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AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). GM first applied the process on the Chevrolet Volt and further refined it for ELR. Every ELR battery, for example, has close to 200 ultrasonic welds. foot-long (1.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Cadillac has greatly enhanced the performance of its ELR extended range electric vehicle (plug-in hybrid) ( earlier post ) for the 2016 model year, and is also cutting the MSRP by $9,005, bringing the starting price down to $58,495 net after the $7,500 US federal tax credit (MSRP = $65,995). 2016 Cadillac ELR.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2014

Ask anyone interested in the Cadillac ELR to name their biggest bone of contention and they''ll say one thing: The price. But if you walk into a dealer today and play hard ball, you could shave a five-figure sum off the ELR''s lofty.'

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 28, 2014

At least, that''s the answer if Cadillac''s "Poolside" ad for its ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe was to be believed. In an excellent parody of that very polarizing Cadillac.' Because hard work means "anything is possible"--and maybe you''ll get a nice pool and a fancy car out of it. But Ford has different ideas.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Cadillac''s first-ever plug-in car will be in showrooms within three months. The 2014 Cadillac ELR compact luxury coupe will go on sale in January, GM''s high-end brand says. The ELR will carry a base price of $75,995, including destination.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2014

GM is recalling 656 model year 2014 Cadillac ELR vehicles not equipped with adaptive cruise control and manufactured 26 September 2013 through 14 February 2014, and equipped without Adaptive Cruise Control. NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V-144; GM’s number for this recall is 14087.).

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Sales of Cadillac''s ELR range-extended luxury coupe are. But that''s okay, since Cadillac hasn''t set itself huge targets for the Volt-based coupe. Less okay is that nearly half of the brand''s dealers have decided not to sell the ELR at all, expecting to sell so few that.' well, they''re not high right now.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2014

Let''s get one thing out of the way up front: The 2014 Cadillac ELR is rather more than a "tarted-up Volt," in the words of more than one commentator. It''s a quiet, smooth, adequately powerful and very stylish coupe with a luxurious interior, and GM''s most advanced range-extended electric powertrain.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 5, 2014

In the case of "Poolside"--an ad for the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe aired during the Oscars and the Sochi Olympics--however, not all the talk has been favorable. MORE: 2014 Cadillac ELR Ad: What Does It Say About Who.'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 21, 2013

Based on the Volt, but dressed in a very sharp new suit, the 2014 Cadillac ELR promises to bring the joys of greener driving to the executive sector. Not that the luxury segment hasn't already been a hotbed of hybrid development in recent years, though initially slow on the uptake.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2016

After a long and tortured development process and a short life, GM has quietly euthanized its Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe. The derivative of the first-generation Chevrolet Volt was intended to sell at a higher price, to help recoup some of the development costs of the Voltec plug-in hybrid technology.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

According to Edmunds, an updated 2016 Cadillac ELR will debut in November at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. While much of the electric-car world is anticipating the next Chevy Volt, which will launch in January, GM''s other range-extended electric car will be getting some changes before then.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 30, 2014

When the price of the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended luxury coupe was announced last October--it''s $75,995--the gasps and shrieking could be heard throughout the plug-in electric car world.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Cadillac has tried electrifying cars before. First was the short-lived, 2014-2016, very cool looking ELR plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Based on the Chevrolet Volt platform and technology, the ELR coupe was ahead of its time for the traditional Cadillac buyer, which was too bad. Driving Cadillac into the future.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2014

General Motors is recalling most of its 2014 Cadillac ELR luxury range-extended electric coupes for faulty stability-control software.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Well, if this is the guy who''s actually going to buy a 2014 Cadillac ELR, there may be some interesting conversations to come with Nissan Leaf owners.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2014

For two of the newest kids on the block, the 2014 BMW i3 and 2014 Cadillac ELR, those price-gouging tactics haven''t arrived just yet. We''ve got used to seeing electric cars with temptingly low lease prices, in a generally successful effort to draw in buyers otherwise deterred by high purchase costs.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2014

A study estimates the cost of making hydrogen competitive with gasoline, a GM executive puts the Cadillac ELR in perspective, and a hybrid garbage truck reminds us that not just passenger cars produce greenhouse-gas emissions. Today''s news is all about realism. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2013

Cadillac’s upcoming extended-range electric luxury coupe, the 2014 ELR ( earlier post ), the Volt’s upscale cousin, is targeting responsive driving dynamics enabled by advanced suspension and steering systems as well as the smart use of energy. ELR will redefine for many people what the electric car driving experience is all about.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2013

Based on the Converj concept first shown in 2009, the Cadillac ELR is set to become the very first Extended Range Electric Vehicle launched by a full-line luxury automaker when it hits Cadillac dealers in early 2014. Like the Chevrolet Volt, the Cadillac ELR will be primarily powered by a 16.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2011

GM announced that the Cadillac Converj extended range electric vehicle concept ( earlier post ) is moving forward as a production car that will be called the Cadillac ELR. Development of the ELR is just underway; details on performance, price and timing will be announced later. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2013

Looking considerably more futuristic than the Chevrolet Volt on which its based, Cadillac unveiled its 2014 ELR plug-in hybrid at this week’s Detroit Auto Show. Borrowing heavily from Cadillac’s “French curve be damned” school of design. the ELR manages to progress angular design to the next level.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: A challenge to hack a Tesla Model S, why California prefers hydrogen compliance cars to electric ones, plus five-figure discounts for the 2014 Cadillac ELR. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Will 2014 be the last year for the funky Nissan Cube tall wagon?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The 2014 Cadillac ELR is a new kind of car for the brand, but will it bring in new buyers? luxury brands have been struggling in California, WardsAuto reports, but the ELR''s plug-in powertrain and attractive packaging could make a difference. According to the report, Cadillac accounted for only 0.8

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

GM has offered one reason the Chevy Volt-based Cadillac ELR is so expensive, but it''s not the reason you might have been expecting. Priced similarly to Tesla''s Model S sedan, it''s logical to think that Cadillac may be angling for undecided cross-shoppers in the "green luxury" market.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2014

General Motors'' Voltec drivetrain, the range-extended plug-in setup used on the Chevrolet Volt and the new 2014 Cadillac ELR, is among the most advanced drivetrains on the roads. That''s not to say there isn''t room for greater improvement though, and that''s exactly what GM is doing.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 1, 2012

You may remember that last August, we broke the story that what is now called the 2014 Cadillac ELR electric coupe got the green light for production by GM's overlords. An abashed GM confirmed the story a few days later and released the name of the new model, known until then as the Converj concept car.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2013

The wait is almost over for the 2014 Cadillac ELR luxury electric coupe. Yesterday, General Motors'' Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant began shipping the first of these extended-range electric cars to dealers, ahead of the car''s official January on-sale date.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 9, 2013

A Cadillac badge is only worth so much. The 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car is based on the Voltec system used in the Chevrolet Volt, but costs more than twice as much. And Consumer Reports thinks it''s just not worth it. Consumer.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2013

The first examples of Cadillac''s range-extended electric ELR have rolled down the assembly line at GM''s Detroit-Hamtramck facility. That''s where Chevrolet already assembles the Volt range-extended car, on which the more luxurious ELR coupe is based.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2015

When it was unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the Cadillac Converj concept was widely lauded for its looks. That was likely the last time the car that became the Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe won any praise.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We know the official release of the 2014 Cadillac ELR electric car will be on Monday, January 15, at the Detroit Auto Show. Now Cadillac has released a teaser image of the range-extended electric coupe, which is based on a modified version of the Voltec powertrain used in the Chevrolet Volt hatchback.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Half of its dealers turn down the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe, New Fiskers will offer optional gasoline V-8s, and a rating of 30 mpg highway is the next gas-mileage hurdle for full-size pickup trucks. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2013

Think laterally though, and the appearance of paddle shifters in the 2014 Cadillac ELR makes a lot of sense--variable regenerative braking. Paddle shifters on an electric vehicle might seem like a bit of an engineering oversight. After all, what use is manual control over gears if there are no gears to control?

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 28, 2012

Over the past decade, Cadillac has been trying to build--or rebuild--its reputation as a world-class luxury brand. Style, luxury, and performance all play into the mix of its new products, but it may take another decade for the world to think of Cadillac in the same category as German luxury brands--if ever.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2013

GM today released a photo of the 2014 Cadillac ELR on the road in Southern California, covered in camo, as its second teaser shot for the electric luxury coupe it will unveil next Tuesday at the Detroit Auto. For years, spy photographers made a living shooting camouflaged test cars for eager fans.

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