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Cadillac Converj electric car is for real, based on Chevy Volt
It turns out that the Chevy Volt is not the only electric car GM is working on. Using the Volt's same Voltec electric drivetrain, GM also plans to roll out the Cadillac Converj, which will reportedly look much like the original Cadillac Converj concept vehicle introduced last January, pictured above and in the gallery below.
GM's not talking publicly about its plans to build this gorgeous and posh electro-rocket, but the car's stats are said to be much like its Chevy Volt brandmate, except its interior will be all Cadillac'd up, fancy style. It's not just a pretty face and body, though, because the extended range electric vehicle can zip along at 100mph.
There's no word of when we might see this rakish road bauble hit the streets, or at what price, but it'll probably be available in a couple of years. If GM survives that long, that is.
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Via Autoblog
By Sean M at 9:05 AM ON 11/10/09
Cadillac is the sweet spot for this technology now. I hope they sell a ton of these.
By theoriginalgiga at 10:56 AM ON 11/10/09
ok, lets see if they mess this one up like they did with the volt...
By tecnoblix at 11:07 AM ON 11/10/09
So how often does anyone "cruse along at 100 mph"? I really get tired of these kinds of selling points. Range and efficiency please! If I'm looking for top speed and performance, is an electric car going to be my first choice? No. I wish they would stop trying to sell and electric car like they are still selling a gas burner.
By Dogbody at 2:21 PM ON 11/10/09
There is an English car that is very similar. Theirs has a motor for each wheel so is all wheel drive. It has a sound generator so that it can sound like a sports car. The sound idea has been in the news lately but I like this idea better than a car that sounds like a phones ring tone.
By hotrainrider at 6:28 PM ON 11/10/09
(To Woman in Car)
"Do you come with the car?"
*giggles* "Oh, you."
By gmantheman at 6:35 PM ON 11/10/09
"If I'm looking for top speed and performance, is an electric car going to be my first choice? No." I don't know why not b/c a Tesla Roadster can roast pretty much any car out there in terms of speed and accel.
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