So no one wants the Volt. And more of no one will want a luxurious version of what they don’t want. In other words, perfect decision making from Government Motors.

Luxury Volt: GM to build electric Cadillac

GM said Wednesday that it will go forward with plans to build a production model of an electric Cadillac luxury coupe.

The Converj Concept, which was first presented at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, will be called the Cadillac ELR. The Cadillac ELR will be GM’s luxury version of the Volt…

“The concept generated instant enthusiasm,” Vice President-Cadillac Marketing Don Butler said. “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.”

The vehicle, which is currently in development, will be powered by a lithium-ion battery, an electric drive unit, and a four-cylinder engine-generator similar to the Chevy Volt. The Cadillac ELR will run primarily on electricity — saving consumers the cost of gasoline and reducing emissions.

Specific details about performance and price have yet to be announced.

Heh.

Wait, I take all this back. Some people will want the ‘Converj.’ And we know who they are…

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  1. jimbo says:

    I remember when Cadillac built a version of a Chevy Cavalier they called the Cimmaron. It was a total failure, and it had a gasoline engine!

  2. dennisl59 says:

    Not the Pink Cadillac we were hoping for:

    ELR? Extended Luxury Range. So is it, “Extended Luxury” with Range”? I don’t get the acronym. Actually they missed the ‘cool’ factor and should have dropped the “E” in Extended and just made it an “X” XLR then? Maybe a lower case ‘x’? “xLR”? (The Chinese have the copyright on the XLR I bet(like that should matter)

    “The concept generated instant enthusiasm,” Vice President-Cadillac Marketing Don Butler said after all the engineers were given electro-shock therapy and LSD. (I added the last part…)

    Now, if they’d had put a Corvette Z06 505-hp 7.0L V8 in it, THAT would be cool and totally Bad-A**.

    “The Cadillac ELR will run primarily on electricity — saving consumers the cost of gasoline and reducing emissions” Question: There will be a credit given for your choice of either Lowe’s or Home Depot to buy enough ‘electricity trees’ to charge this piece of junk no one will buy with the money we don’t have on roads that are rundown where you average 30mph anyway(except in Texas!, wink)

    Love the South Park Clip. Parker/Stone are geniuses.

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  3. Rob_W says:

    The market for this car will be rich liberals who want to feel good about themselves, but driving a Chevrolet is beneath them. Driving a Cadillac almost is, but hey, it’s for the environment.

  4. trevy says:

    V8-6-4, Cimmaron, Caterra, ELR, ……

  5. otlset says:

    What’s next, the electric Corvette? 0 to 60 in 6 seconds! Followed by a 6 hour recharge.

  6. FrankRemley says:

    Just another reason not to buy a GM vehicle.

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