Automaker GENERAL MOTORS seriously considering a zero-emissions luxury car.
General Motors is moving forward with some new plans to produce an electrically driven Cadillac luxury car, according to a source familiar with the plan, but no decision has been reached on exactly what that the final product will be. The final decision is yet to be taken on various factors of concern .
The Volt, a compact car which is scheduled for production in late 2010, is a plug-in electric vehicle with a gasoline engine that it uses to generate electricity for long-range driving. The Volt can travel up to 40 miles under plug-in electric power before needing to rely on the gasoline engine.
It is unlikely that GM will ultimately decide to build and sell a car exactly like that under the Cadillac name, said the source, although the car probably will be resembling the Converj.
At this point, GM is still at the stage of planning out exactly what type of vehicle to pursue, the source said. The car could ultimately be a sporty performance car, or an electric-only car instead of a range extended car with a gasoline engine.
In August in an interview with a leading news channel , Cadillac general manager Bryan Nesbitt acknowledged that the carmaker had been investigating the possibility of creating an electric Cadillac. The Converj, he said at the time, was essentially conversation starter to get customers talking about what they would want in such a vehicle.
“What’s the threshold of cost,” he said, “What’s the customer really willing to pay?”
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