GM’s Cadillac is the latest in a long list of auto brands pushing electric vehicles to their lineups.
Since it is being released under the luxury marque, Cadillac’s rumored new electric car will be a competitor in the coveted Tesla space.
According to a Reuters insider, the Cadillac will be built on GM’s “BEV3” platform. Like the MEB, the electric battery platform Volkswagen recently unveiled in not-so-subtle response to its emissions scandal, the BEV3 could possibly underpin an entire line of new electric cars. In 2017, GM announced that the new platform could underpin at least nine models in the United States and China by 2021.
“The flexible platform will provide a broad array of body styles and will be offered in front-wheel, rear-wheel and all-wheel configurations,” GM wrote in a press release.
“Its most critical components — including the battery cells — are being designed for maximum usability across all programs. The battery system will also be adjustable, based on vehicle and customer requirements.”
Information about where the vehicles will be built and assembled has not been released.
GM currently also makes electric vehicles under the Chevrolet brand. The company has ended production of the plug-in Volt compact car and the plug-in Cadillac CT6, citing low sales. It still houses the battery electric Bolt.