Cadillac EVs Could Represent Half Of Lineup In Five Years
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Cadillac does not sell any electric vehicles at present, but things are changing very rapidly. So much so that Cadillac EVs are expected to represent half of the luxury brand’s lineup as soon as 2025, according to a new forecast jointly created by GM Authority and our sister publication, Cadillac Society.
The first of these will be the Cadillac Lyriq midsize crossover, which was revealed as a near production-ready show car in August of this year. Expected to feature a 100 kWh lithium-ion battery and have a range of over 300 miles on a full charge, the Lyriq is due to go on sale in the first quarter of 2022, a remarkable nine months ahead of the originally planned launch date.
The Lyriq will be followed by two more crossover Cadillac EVs which are expected to be called Optiq and Symboliq. As first uncovered by GM Authority, General Motors filed both names to be trademarked in Switzerland on July 22nd 2020. One of these will be larger and the other will be smaller than the Lyriq. The larger of the two will have three rows of seating.
Cadillac is also expected to bring an electric version of the fifth-generation Escalade to market. Likely to be named the Escalade EV, engineers are looking to achieve a driving range of over 400 miles on a single charge.
Next on the list of future Cadillac EVs is a described so far only as the “low-roof” EV. Very little is known about this model, but GM Authority understands that it be something of a cross between a sedan and a four-door crossover coupe.
Cadillac Escala Concept
The last of the projected luxury electric vehicles is a new flagship sedan called Celestiq. Believed to share some styling cues with the Escala concept which appeared at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, the crown of the Cadillac range will be mostly hand-built and almost carry a starting price of over $200,000.
| ICE / BEV | 2021 MY ICE | 2021 MY BEV | 2025 MY ICE | 2025 MY BEV | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac CT4 | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac CT5 | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac XT4 | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac XT5 | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac XT6 | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac Escalade | ICE | x | x | |||
| Cadillac Full-Size EV SUV | BEV | x | ||||
| Cadillac Lyriq | BEV | x | ||||
| Cadillac Optiq (CUV) | BEV | x | ||||
| Cadillac Symboliq (CUV) | BEV | x | ||||
| Cadillac Low-Roof EV | BEV | x | ||||
| Cadillac Celestiq | BEV | x | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 6 | 12 | |||||
| 100% | 0% | 50% | 50% | |||
Cadillac will undoubtedly still be selling ICE models in 2025, but the transition to EVs will be more than underway by then. This means big changes for Cadillac dealers, who will have to invest in training and equipment in order to keep up. This will be particularly difficult for low-volume outlets and those based in rural areas, so General Motors has offered a buyout package for those who want to avoid it.
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This post was created in collaboration with our sister publication, Cadillac Society.
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Cadillac must be extremely careful when assembling the 2022 Lyriq because all their future sales will depend how the driving public and automobile press respond to the first EV. If it is successful, and winning most of the new yearly awards (as the Chevrolet Volt did in 2010, winning over twenty awards), then Cadillac can continue their EV line and keeping their expected quality with all of them.
I am one of the prospective buyers for the Lyriq, and presently saving thousands of dollars to put up a larger down payment to purchase the EV. This may be the last vehicle I will buy before I am too old to drive because I always have kept my GM vehicles for a minimum of twenty years before replacing them.
I hope they have a Plan B if the EV Revolution is slow in building steam, to mix a few metaphors.
Ralph Cadillac may be adding EV products but the ICE will be there selling right with them.
Plan A is to add EV but continue the ICE models. This will let the customers migrate over when they are ready.
GM knows full and well this segment will need to grow and the have made provisions for that.
Note the provided chart and they are only adding models not removing them.
What happens if they stop further development of the ICE models?
By then regulations will have forced the public’s hand.
Also by then most will have transitioned by then.
Just look at the progress in the last 5 years and factor that by where we will be in 30 more years
ICE is not going away tomorrow and I expect some forms will still be in use after 2050. There will still be placed EV models will just not work.
But with many areas forcing MFGs to only EV sales by 2025 the path is already set.
I am not a EV fanatic or even a global warming believer but I can see where this is going no matter what we think.
The fact is the EV models will have enough sales to cover them easily. And if the new laws hold as they are they will have the product to meet it. If they wait and these rules go through they will be in horrible shape.
$200,000.00 pfffffft
That’s assuming Cadillac is even still a thing in NA by that point. The direction things are going make this an iffy proposition.
Its ironic that lack of sales from ice Cadillacs could kill the future ev Caddys.