Caddilac 2014 ELR wow factor

[Mytur Binsdirti]

With that rear window, it's got to be a bitch to back up, Hope it's got a back up camera

[DC_1]

I like it.

I like the Hennessy version of the current model as well.

But then again I am also a fan of the the new Viper and many don't like that either.

[1974dodgecharger]

I like it.

I like the Hennessy version of the current model as well.

But then again I am also a fan of the the new Viper and many don't like that either.

new viper is cool....but hennessy is not.  I have a story where a close friend of mine lost 50k to him and had to fckin sue that A-hole through many years to get it back...

[JB400]

I've heard that about hennessey.  I guess he picks and chooses his customers.  Probably best to get one already done if you want one.

[1969chargerrtse]

I like it.

I like the Hennessy version of the current model as well.

But then again I am also a fan of the the new Viper and many don't like that either.

Don't care for the look of the Hennessey, but make mine red in this one.

[Ghoste]

With all those Cadillac electric bells and whistles it must have even poorer range and performance than the Volt.

[elanmars]

That looks ugly as all hell.

Reminds me of that recent thread were people were going on about cars they thought were cool at first but years down the line they went "what was I thinking!?"

This is one of those cars...

[1969chargerrtse]

That looks ugly as all hell.

Reminds me of that recent thread were people were going on about cars they thought were cool at first but years down the line they went "what was I thinking!?"

This is one of those cars...

  Ha, that was my thread.  Hope I'm not replying to that thread down the line?

[1969chargerrtse]

With all those Cadillac electric bells and whistles it must have even poorer range and performance than the Volt.

I'm sure things for the volt platform future cars will do nothing but get better and better.  If you use more juice the generator kicks on and away you go.

[Ghoste]

So they do have even poorer range and preformance than the Volt then.  If they have to have the generator kicking on more.  As for the future being better and better, well you are likely right but that doesn't do much for the poor performance in the here and now.

[1969chargerrtse]

So they do have even poorer range and performance than the Volt then.  If they have to have the generator kicking on more.  As for the future being better and better, well you are likely right but that doesn't do much for the poor performance in the here and now.

Today's new electric toys are already as fast if not faster than gas engines which have been out reversing their piston direction rotation for the past 100 years. Electric motors are 100% torque off the line. The little Tesla is 3.7 in 0 to 60   and just came out these past few years. That Cadillac will be amazing fast, and when the battery power is used the generator will take it from there.
And as more and more cars are sold, they will continue to make them better and better. I think we have a real cool future for cars coming.

[Ghoste]

I do too but I don't think it will be with electric cars.

[JB400]

 

I do too but I don't think it will be with electric cars.

I agree, I believe that biofuels are the future. They may not be as wide spread yet,  but, it looks like are future is going to be a little bit greener and smell like french fries.

[1969chargerrtse]

I do too but I don't think it will be with electric cars.

I agree, I believe that biofuels are the future. They may not be as wide spread yet,  but, it looks like are future is going to be a little bit greener and smell like french fries.

I still think Hydrogen fuel will be the big one.  Pull the battery packs out of the electric car and drop in a Hydrogen fuel cell.  There's already a lot of Hydrogen vehicles running around and more and more stations going up each year.

[Ghoste]

Where?   (not being sarcastic)

[1969chargerrtse]

I do too but I don't think it will be with electric cars.

True could be, I'm not a electric car nut by any means, I just like to see changes in propulsion and style that's all.

[1969chargerrtse]

Where?   (not being sarcastic)

Ca has probably over 20 by now, Fl, here in ct we built our first last year.
I remember reading about Hydrogen expansion when I was reading about the Honda FCX Clarity.  It's a hit in Ca and they had 17 at the time with more being built and that was 2 years ago.

Wow.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_station

http://automobiles.honda.com/fcx-clarity/

This is from 2010 " There are roughly 70 hydrogen filling stations nationwide, most of them in California, but this claims to be the very first one to be open to the public at large."

[Ghoste]

Still not being sarcastic, but there are only two open to the public then, on a Cali and one in Ct?

[1969chargerrtse]

Still not being sarcastic, but there are only two open to the public then, on a Cali and one in Ct?

The first one for the public was 2 years ago.  Looks like there are 100's of stations by now in the US.  I don't care enough to look further into it, I just think Hydrogen is a very common source behind the scenes and may work into a common use soon in the future.

[Ghoste]

I think hydrogen will come along more as well.  I think it holds much more promise than electric cars but I didn't think it had moved past the experimental stage and other than some stations for public transit fleet experiments in California didn't know of any other stations.

[1969chargerrtse]

I think hydrogen will come along more as well.  I think it holds much more promise than electric cars but I didn't think it had moved past the experimental stage and other than some stations for public transit fleet experiments in California didn't know of any other stations.

http://www.h2carblog.com/?p=1191
And that info is also 2 years old.
Looks like Hydrogen is gonna be huge in a few years public speaking world wide.
Hydrogen cars are electric cars. Hydrogen splits and makes electricity for the electric car motor and pure clean drinking water for the by product.

[1969chargerrtse]

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/in-u-s-hydrogen-cars-may-line-up-with-few-places-to-fill-up/

The cars are coming with a slow but defiante future of stations following.

[Ghoste]

Sorry I should have been more clear for you.  Battery powered cars have not improved much in the last 100 years and I don't see that version of the electric car as a saviour or even much more than a fad roght now.

[1969chargerrtse]

Sorry I should have been more clear for you.  Battery powered cars have not improved much in the last 100 years and I don't see that version of the electric car as a saviour or even much more than a fad roght now.

You were probably clear, I don't always get the correct point. Well I disagree, that was the thought back in 1990 with the first Honda insight hybrid.  Then Toyota took a lost on each Prius at first, and today I see them all over the road including a shiny Volt at my kids school. They are here in small numbers and coming your way soon in many forms by many manufactures. I think each major car company has electric cars on the board from whatever power soure.

[Cooter]

Those design teams need to get of whatever they are smoking when they begin drawing cars. That thing is hideous.