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  • 2014 Cadillac ELR at Detroit-Hamtramck

    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. Yesterday, Cadillac sweetened the pot a bit: It said it would offer a "complimentary" 240-Volt Level 2 home charging station, and the installation to go with it, to "early buyers" of the 2014 ELR. MORE: FINAL UPDATE: Plug-In Electric Car Sales For 2013 Near Double Previous Year's We've reached out to Cadillac to get more clarity on exactly how it will define who qualifies as an early buyer--whether it's...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Software Gives Hints Of Future Voltec Uses

    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. In fact, as...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR at Detroit-Hamtramck
    2014 Cadillac ELR Luxury Electric Coupe: Now En Route To Dealers

    The 2014 Cadillac ELR is now shipping to dealers.

  • IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro at the 2014 Cadillac ELR production line
    Consumer Reports Verdict: 2014 Cadillac ELR 'Priced Out Of Its League'

    The Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car is too expensive, Consumer Reports says.

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    GM: Buyers Will Compare Cadillac ELR To BMW 6-Series

    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. Instead...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR: Faster On Gasoline Than On Electricity

    The Cadillac ELR sounds like the perfect car for green-minded buyers after a little more luxury. Underneath is the Chevrolet Volt, a car rated highly by its owners and saving the U.S. millions of gallons of gasoline. On top, a stylish Cadillac silhouette and a typically stunning cabin. The only...

  • 2014 Saks Fifth Avenue Special Edition Cadillac ELR

    General consensus is that Cadillac's range-extended ELR coupe is too expensive. At $75,995, they may have a point--that's a lot of extra dough for a car based on the $34,995 Chevrolet Volt. So the best thing to do to draw attention to the ELR would be to make it cheaper, right? Not exactly. At $89,500, the 2014 Saks Fifth Avenue ELR--developed in collaboration with the upmarket department store chain--takes an overpriced car and turns it into a ludicrously-priced one. You'd have to really want the extra exclusivity of the Saks tag to pay that sort of money for Caddy's greenest offering. You...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR revealed at 2013 Detroit Auto Show
    2014 Cadillac ELR Priced At $75,995, In Showrooms By January

    The 2014 Cadillac ELR will hit showrooms in January with a base price of $75,995.

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Luxury Coupe Featured On Jay Leno's Garage

    Don't you wish more auto enthusiasts were like Jay Leno? Sure, plenty of the stuff he likes isn't overly green, but at least he can't drive his massive collection of cars all at once. And he does like plenty of electric and hybrid vehicles too--among them, the Chevrolet Volt. Leno has his own Volt...

  • IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro at the 2014 Cadillac ELR production line
    First 2014 Cadillac ELR Production Test Cars Rolling Off Assembly Line

    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. Cadillac invited IndyCar driver Simona de...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR: Variable Electric Regen Via Paddle Shifters

    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? Think laterally though, and the appearance of paddle shifters in the 2014 Cadillac ELR makes a lot of sense--variable...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR winter testing
    2014 Cadillac ELR: Volt-Based Luxury Coupe Winter Testing Video

    Winter testing is a vital part of developing a new car. Just as cars are expected to perform in the hottest conditions and face testing in arid places like Death Valley, cold-weather capability means owners in colder climates won't face any shocks either. That's particularly relevant for...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR

    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. That makes perfect sense, as it's more affordable in higher-margin cars, and follows a comfortable trickle-down theory of technology for the carmakers not already deep in the hybrid/electric game. All of that aside, however, the 2014 Cadllac ELR is a very interesting vehicle for the green-car world: it marries the...

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    Bob Lutz: Volt's Electric Tech Should've Gone Into Escalade First

    Ex-GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz played an instrumental part in getting Chevrolet's range-extended electric car, the Volt, to market. So important was his role that he's often considered the "father of the Volt"--but at the Detroit Auto Show, Lutz has said that he'd not have launched the car's...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Live Images: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

    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...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Preview: 2013 Detroit Auto Show

    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 kWh...

  • Teaser for 2014 Cadillac ELR
    Camouflaged 2014 Cadillac ELR Teaser Photo Released By GM

    For years, spy photographers made a living shooting camouflaged test cars for eager fans. Now the auto companies are doing it themselves. 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...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Car: Teaser Image Of Voltec Coupe Released

    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...

  • Cadillac ELR

    Color us, oh, not very surprised at all. General Motors confirmed yesterday that it would build the 2014 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, on the same line that builds the ELR's Chevrolet Volt sibling. While this had long been discussed in the industry, GM made it official with an announcement that said preparations for ELR assembly "will soon be under way," and that production itself would begin late next year. The announcement was made by Mark Reuss, president of GM North America. The company's press release pegged the cost of adding the new...

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    2013 Cadillac ATS: Smallest Caddy V-6 Gas Mileage Rated At 28 MPG

    Back in July, the EPA released fuel economy figures for the Cadillac ATS compact luxury sedan, showing it was capable of returning up to 33 mpg highway and 22 mpg city when equipped with the base 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. Now the EPA has released a new set of numbers on the Cadillac ATS, this...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR: Volt-Based Coupe To Get New Engine?

    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...

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    2014 Cadillac ELR Electric Luxury Coupe To Arrive Late 2013

    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...

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    2013 Cadillac XTS First To Use Greener R-1234yf Refrigerant

    In addition to tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also regulates other materials in cars that may emit substances harmful to humans. And so it is that the 2013 Cadillac XTS large luxury sedan will become the first U.S. vehicle to use a new refrigerant...

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    What Killed Electric Cars? The Electric Motor, 100 Years Ago

    Ever felt a bit cranky in the morning? Chances are, it's not for quite the same reason as it would have been for your great grandfather. Because originally, "cranky" was what people called you if you'd become flustered from trying to hand crank your recalcitrant automobile. But in 1912, that all...

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