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(from Cadillac Press Release) Electric Concept Car Comes to Life as Cadillac ELR
Luxury touring coupe gets extended-range electric vehicle technology
DETROIT – The innovative
Cadillac Converj Concept, a dramatic luxury coupe with
extended-range electric vehicle technology, is moving forward as a
production car that will be called the Cadillac ELR.
Development of the ELR is just underway, so details on performance,
price and timing will be announced later.
The Cadillac ELR will feature 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. When the battery’s energy is low, the ELR seamlessly
switches to extended-range mode to enable driving for hundreds of
additional miles.
“The concept generated instant enthusiasm,” said Don Butler, vice
president-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.”
Cadillac selected the name ELR to indicate the car’s electric
propulsion technology, in keeping with the brand’s 3-letter
international model naming convention.
The Converj Concept sparked the idea of combining the desirability
of a grand touring coupe with electrification, said Ed Welburn, GM
vice president, Global Design.
“There’s no mistaking it for anything but a Cadillac, an aggressive,
forward-leaning profile and proportion showcases a uniquely shaped,
modern vision of a personal luxury 2+2,” Welburn said.
Cadillac will reveal another new concept car on Thursday, Aug. 18,
at a special event prior to the annual Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance. Cadillac also recently announced it will add two new
vehicles to its product lineup in 2012, the XTS large luxury sedan
and an all-new luxury compact sedan codenamed ATS.
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