DETROIT - General Motors co. confirmed Wednesday that it will build a luxury electric car on the technology in its Volt plug-in hybrid Cadillac used based, as the automaker also plans for a fully electric car for his mainstream Chevrolet brand studied.
GM does not open, synchronizes the timing for the production of the battery powered Cadillac the ELR, but people familiar with the plans said, that the plug-in hybrid model is created in the year 2013 as 2014.
The 2 ELR Coupe revives plans for GM Cadillac Converj concept car, the recognition for his bold design when shown at the Detroit show won 2009 car in the year.
The sources asked not identified information on the introduction of the GM, announced as first luxury electric car not.
The news comes at a time when Toyota Motor Corp. started marketing its 2012 has Prius Plug-in hybrid, a competitor to Chevrolet Volt. A plug-in, Cadillac would be a competition to $97,000 Karma hybrid sedan, Fisker Automotive as a model 2012-out roll is.
With the announcement of ELR GM continues its push to the mantle of "greenest automaker of the world" by Toyota to take. GM needs as more fuel cars such as the industry towards the more stringent requirements of US pushes other large automakers, which are instead of 2025.
Former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz of the Converj 2009 as a concept vehicle, something that car manufacturers routinely do to build excitement for their brands and explore design ideas introduced.
A year later the Board approved the automaker the Converj for production, but later reversed the decision and since then the timing of an electric Cadillac was uncertain. GM scrapped plans for what would have been in this year a second electric vehicle for the brand.
GM Chief Daniel Akerson has GM aggressive towards electric vehicles risks since take the top job offers as prepared for an initial public car manufacturers to reduce the participation in the possession of the US Treasury a year ago. The Government has about one-third of the GM common stock.
GM push under Akerson has centered on roll-out-plug-in hybrid technology in a wider range of vehicles to its investment in which money-loss Volt draw. By the Volt technology in the luxury brand could GM reap more profits and technology costs.
"The concept generated immediate enthusiasm," said Don Butler, Vice President of marketing, Cadillac in a statement. "The ELR offer slightly not different vorhanden-- the combination of electric drive with distinctive design and the fun of luxury coupe drive."
In the Volt a 400 pound has lithium ion battery, so that a just s number of 25 to 50 miles. After the battery is empty, a 1.4 litre petrol engine provides makes.
Toyota says that its Prius Plug-in hybrid have a number of 475 kilometers and can drive 13 miles on electricity alone on a full charge. With the battery fully in 90 minutes one charged conventional household 110-volt outlet.
GM said ELR would be but no detail on his offer is of a lithium ion battery like the Volt.
GM officials made it clear that the ELR persons entitled to appeal closely associated creates buyers with HP and performance luxury brand.
In may sources Reuters that GM is a plans, said on plug-in hybrid based on the Cadillac SRX crossover platform develop canceled.
GM checks also a fully electric car of brand Chevrolet building the sources said. The battery for the car Powertrain would be supplied by A123 Systems Inc, which was awarded a contract from GM for unspecified future electric vehicles
An all-electric Chevy small car would be a competitor for Nissan Motor Co leaves that end was introduced last year as the Volt.
GM cars under the mark ' Chevy ' are small car as the sail in China, the beat in India and the upcoming Sonic in the United States markets. GM and its China partner, SAIC State, have agreed, work together to develop electric-drive vehicles.
A Chevy spokesman declined who comment on these plans. "We study other (body forms), but we are simply not prepared to announcements," said Mike Albano.
GM plans to revive the Converj concept first reported by the website green car reports.
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
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