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The Cadillac ELR is a luxury plug-in hybrid compact coupé developed and manufactured by Cadillac. The ELR powertrain is a re-tuned version of the hybrid vehicle drivetrain used in the Chevrolet Volt.〔 The ELR's 16.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack delivers an all-electric range of and a top speed of .〔〔 Deliveries to retail customers in the United States and Canada began in December 2013. Cadillac debuted the concept car that would become the ELR, the Cadillac Converj, at the 2009 North American International Auto Show. The production version was unveiled four years later, at the 2013 North American International Auto Show. ==Development== General Motors debuted the Cadillac Converj concept, the car that would eventually become the 2014 Cadillac ELR, in January 2009, at the North American International Auto Show. In April 2009, ''Motor Trend'' reported that General Motors had approved the production version of Cadillac Converj in 2011 as 2012 model year vehicle. However, GM refuted this report and stated that the Converj was "a concept vehicle undergoing a review". An August 2009 ''BusinessWeek'' report stated that GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz wanted to see the Converj go to production, possibly as early as 2014, and it was reported that while delivering the keynote speech at the 46th annual Northwood Auto Show Lutz "hinted that an announcement on production for the well-received Cadillac Converj concept car may be forthcoming." At the 2010 North American International Auto Show, Lutz told the Society of Automotive Analysts “The Cadillac Converj is cleared for production,” but that "It won’t be next year or the year after that.” Despite these statements, in March 2010, ''Bloomberg BusinessWeek'' reported that GM decided to end work on the Converj, because the Converj "couldn’t have enough amenities and electric range to be compelling to buyers and produce a profit". General Motors reversed its decision to cancel the project in August 2011 and announced that the Converj concept would go into production as the Cadillac ELR at a price less than the Tesla Model S, but did not provide details on performance or timing. General Motors stated that the ELR would be about the same size as the Chevrolet Volt and produced in the same facility. Within the framework of GM's vehicle electrification strategy, the Cadillac ELR is after the Chevrolet Volt EREV and Spark EV the third electrically powered passenger car by General Motors in the U.S. since the EV1 was discontinued: In contrast to pure battery EV protagonists, like e.g., Tesla Motors, GM focuses for the long-range application on extended-range EV technology. General Motors began testing ELR prototypes in mid-2012. The production version was unveiled at the 2013 North American International Auto Show.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cadillac ELR」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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