I think electric is inevitable at this point but I also have my doubts that Cadillac is the brand to bring it to us.
I've got a hybrid and I'm not sure I can ever go back. The mileage is amazing but so is sitting in your car with the AC or heat running while the engine is off. It was also amazing when I left an interior light on while I was camping and ran my 12v battery dead; press a button to recharge.
I do pause at the thought of an all electric because I want to be able to do the long road trips we have in the U.S. I'm willing, however, to spend 30 minutes at stops every few hundred miles, when there are enough of them (which is very nearly now). Range is getting close to what I would need. Say, 300 miles per charge with an 80% charge on a fast charger in 30m. Looks like Tesla already beats that, at least on paper.
Porsche is investing in e-Fuels. The internal combustion engine might not be totally dead. Plus, the EV of the future could be powered by fuel cells, not batteries.
The problem with Cadillac is that GM tries to reinvent it every few years. At this point, no one knows what Cadillac is suppose to be now. If anything, it's on the same path that Oldsmobile and Pontiac were on, ultimately forcing them to shut down the brand.
Hydrogen only makes sense for hybrids. BEV with decent range are already available for the vast majority of commutes. The only challenge is covering the last 1% for long distance travel and industrial vehicles where letting them sit idle is not economical. This does require an inefficient solution like hydrogen but it won't be used exclusively.
Not sure why you are being voted down but you are correct about GM doesn’t know how to market Cadillac.
LIt is an iconic name, every US President for the last 70+ years has been driven around in one, yet their ads are so mediocre and their designs are inconsistent.
Only brand GM mangers worse is Buick, which stand for what? The people making the ads have no idea.
My wife had her older Prius battery run down years ago. I tried to jump start it in the parking garage but my cables weren't long enough to reach the front. We called AAA.
Yeah the ioniq/(hyundai kia etc.) is the only hybrid I was aware of with a 12V recharge button like that, that link certainly shows why it can have that.
I was under the impression the prius didn't use the 12v to start the car per se, and there was no starter motor, only MG1 and MG2, where MG1 was doing duty as the starter. I had a motorcycle that did a similar thing, the alternator was the starter.
My understanding is you need it, because the 12v is initially used to run the system computer, and close the hybrid battery relay. Once that happens, the hybrid battery energizes MG1 to start the engine.
I've got a hybrid and I'm not sure I can ever go back. The mileage is amazing but so is sitting in your car with the AC or heat running while the engine is off. It was also amazing when I left an interior light on while I was camping and ran my 12v battery dead; press a button to recharge.
I do pause at the thought of an all electric because I want to be able to do the long road trips we have in the U.S. I'm willing, however, to spend 30 minutes at stops every few hundred miles, when there are enough of them (which is very nearly now). Range is getting close to what I would need. Say, 300 miles per charge with an 80% charge on a fast charger in 30m. Looks like Tesla already beats that, at least on paper.