Cadillac Converj – DEAD
General Motors has decided to kill off the Cadillac Converj plug-in so they can focus on a more inexpensive electric vehicle. So who killed the electric car this time? Apparently it’s GM’s turn. Is this a sign that going green is already out of style? Probably not, it’s more a sign of the economy and people wanting the most for a small price.
According to Bloomberg News, “The decision, if verified by GM, represents an acknowledgement of the high cost of producing plug-in hybrids that run for long distances without using any gasoline—rather than the type of plug-in hybrids that can use smaller and therefore less expensive battery packs. The Cadillac Converj was intended to follow the design of the Chevy Volt—referred to as an extended-range electric vehicle or plug-in series hybrid—which runs up to 40 miles before the gas engine is used to maintain the vehicle’s range.
“The future lies in plug-in hybrids with smaller electric range,” Eric Noble, president of CarLab, an Orange, California-based automotive consultant, told Bloomberg. Dropping the Converj is “a tacit admission from GM that they over-batteried the Volt.””
Source: Hybrid Cars
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