Lutz Still Dreaming of an Electric Cadillac

GM demonstrated the beautiful Cadillac Converj concept at the Detroit Auto Show in January.  It was after the company’s financial collapse had started but before bankruptcy reorganization.
The Converj would use the same Voltec propulsion system as the Volt though tuned for greater performance.  Besides a stunning and already sufficiently aerodynamic exterior design so too was [...]

Rumor: Cadillac Converj and Electric Buick Crossover Approved for Production

GM unveiled the strikingly beautiful Cadillac Converj at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The incredibly sleek car uses the same 40 mile AER Voltec propulsion system as the Volt though it is tweaked for higher performance that models indicate it could achieve.
Bob Lutz told GM-Volt.com at the time that he wanted the car [...]

GM Asking For Additional Loans to Build Two More Electric Cars

There is new information found in an updated business plan that GM presented to the government on Wednesday.
The automaker is requesting an additional $2.6 billion in low interest loans to support the development and introduction of three new electric vehicles.
Specifically this is for the purpose of developing two spinoff cars from the Chevy Volt, and [...]

GM Considering 4-Door Cadillac Converj for 2013

The Cadillac Converj was a particularly beautiful concept car revealed by GM at the Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle is a 2 door 4 seater luxury model that uses the Voltec range-extended electric drivetrain with some tweaks to improve driving performance.
It also has a remarkable futuristic interior involving a massive OLED touch screen center [...]

Engineering the Cadillac Converj

Nick Zielinki is a Voltec engineer who is charge of advanced engineering at GM. He is responsible for designing their future cars including the Cadillac Converj, and future Chevy Volt generations. I spoke with him at length while in Detroit.
Did you engineer the Converj?
Yeah, my job is advanced system integration I did [...]

More Cadillac Converj Details Emerj

Sorry for the play on words.

The Cadillac Converj concept GM just unveiled is clearly a striking design. GM vice chair Lutz said it shows how “luxury meets electric.”  I had the chance to soak in and review and photogrpah the vehicle with members of the interior and exterior design team and some of the [...]

GM Chooses LG Chem to Supply Chevy Volt’s Lithium-ion Batteries and Will Build the Packs Themselves

GM first announced in the summer of 07 that they had chosen two supplier teams to compete against one another to build the Chevy Volt’s battery packs. From an initial field of 27 applicants, LG Chem and Compact Power Inc were one team and A123 Systems/Continental were the other.
We began hearing rumors as early as [...]

Cadillac Converj Extended-Range Electric Vehicle

Today GM unveiled its newest extended-range electric vehicle. This time the E-Flex technology, which has been given a new name called Voltec, has been married to a luxury coupe.
The car is beautifully styled, sleek, and clearly aerodynamic. It has been designed this time from square one to have the appropriate aerodynamics to allow [...]