2025 Cadillac Optiq: Pricing, Specs Overview
InsideEVs
JULY 30, 2024
The most affordable electric Cadillac is just around the corner, with an estimated 300 miles of range.
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2022 Chevy Bolt EV: $5,500 price cut is an affordability play, EV tax credit or not
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
As GM prepares for the introduction of two very upscale electric vehicles, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq, the Bolt lineup plays an important role, it faces one pesky problem.
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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Power has just introduced a new EV Retail Share Forecast, which captures granular EV sales, consideration, pricing, infrastructure growth and other census and demographic factors to project state-by-state EV adoption rates through 2035. Luxury EVs Still Wield Outsize Influence on Affordability. Methodology. Power EV Index and the J.D.
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Top-shelf bargain! Cadillac Lyriq pricing undercuts BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus as electric luxury SUV race heats up
EV Central
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Cadillac is heading for luxury territory with its new Lyriq SUV , the first of a new breed of all-electric cars designed to position the brand as a tech leader Down Under. Cadillac says 200km of range can be added in 15 minutes. A 102kWh battery provides 530km of WLTP range.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XI)
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 29, 2023
The product people at Cadillac made a crucial decision early in the Fifties with regard to the positioning of the second generation Eldorado: It would be less expensive, and less special. The subsequent 1954 Eldorado appeared with a more reasonable price, and was a fancy trim package atop the new Series 62 convertible.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part IV)
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
& All gauges, the radio, and the central heater vent were identical between both Cadillacs. Though the Eldorado came as standard with almost everything Cadillac could throw at it, there were still two standalone options: Air conditioning for $620(!) ($7,125 adj.), and wire wheels at a more affordable $325 ($3,734 adj.).
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XII)
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 12, 2024
The second generation Cadillac Eldorado was met with immediate sales success after its repositioning from a halo vehicle to a more affordable upmarket trim package in 1954. In 1958 it was time for all-new Eldorado(s), in a moment that would see the nameplate expand into a small lineup in two very distinct price brackets.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part V)
The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
With its drop-door styling , a loaded interior covered in additional leather, and a sky-high $7,750 price tag, Eldorado was out of the reach of the majority of consumers. That is if they could just cut the asking price down to something more reasonable. The tailfin was a proud Cadillac creation, and first appeared in 1948.&
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Forget Tesla and BYD: Cadillac is shooting for the (three-point) stars in Australia with 2024 Lyriq electric car to spearhead multi-model rollout
EV Central
MAY 10, 2024
Cadillac will be a “tier-one luxury brand” in Australia, with the incoming Lyriq EV to be followed by a fleet of a high-end electric vehicles that will target Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus in our market. “We know that obviously Cadillac as a brand globally has revealed more cars than just the Lyriq.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XXXVII)
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Within the grille, the dividing central bar was painted body color in 1964, a most unusual touch for Cadillac. On the hood, Cadillac’s modern crest and wreath appeared, at that point still reserved for Fleetwood models. Lesser Cadillac offerings wore the crest and V-shaped decor.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part VII)
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2023
We return to the Cadillac Eldorado saga today by popular demand. In our last entry , we delved into the engineering and platform changes that arrived for the entire Cadillac line in 1954. & Though it was suddenly much more affordable, the 1954 Eldorado was not all that visually different from the 1953.
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Rolls-Royce and Cadillac reveal gobsmacking ultra-luxury electric cars
EV Central
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Two of the world’s most famous luxury auto brands, Rolls-Royce and Cadillac, have unveiled stunning new ultra-luxury electric vehicles. 2023 Cadillac Celestiq. Priced from 275,000 UK pounds and expected to be about $800,000 in Australia where orders have already been placed , Spectre goes on-sale in late 2023.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part IX)
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 1, 2023
The new model was meant to continue the excitement of the limited-run, very expensive 1953 Eldorado at a price that was notably more affordable to the American luxury car buyer. It was not until after the model became a sales success that Cadillac debuted more variants. Cadillac called the fully ribbed trim “saddle molding.”
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Cadillac Drops Pricing for the 2025 Optiq EV
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 26, 2024
Cadillac debuted its first EV, the Lyriq, for 2023, and its second model is due to hit the streets for 2025. The Optiq will be here soon, and the automaker recently released pricing for the new model. Earlier this year, Cadillac promised the Optiq would start at around $54,000, and it came close to hitting that commitment.
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Rare Rides Icons: The Cadillac Eldorado, Distinctly Luxurious (Part XLIV)
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Cadillac came off the 1964 model year with a record sales figure of 165,959 cars. At the turn of the decade Lincoln chartered a new course with the Elwood Engel penned Mid-century aesthetic Continental, which managed to compete with several of the upper-end Cadillac models. Cadillac stayed on course and lightly reworked its lineup.
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News: 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Get Big Price Drop
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 4, 2022
Significant Price Reduction Repositions Entry-Level EV. Chevrolet announced this week that its 2023 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV are going to get major drops in price. The new 2023 pricing (2022 pricing in parenthesis) includes the mandatory $995 destination fee. Same car, less cost. Same car, less cost. But it is more than that.
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GM CEO Barra leans on price parity to take out Tesla in race to EV superiority
Teslarati
MAY 5, 2022
General Motors CEO Mary Barra has plans to catch Tesla by mid-decade, and she plans to lean on cheaper electric vehicles that are more comparable in price to gas cars to do it. More affordable cars are the key to the plan, which Barra solidified during the interview. We’re going to have electric vehicles affordable at $30,000.”.
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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2014
Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Tesla is also readying the Model X, a more affordable crossover for launch by the end of 2014.
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Perspective: A View Into the New GM
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 30, 2009
The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.
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GM Dealers Want Hybrids Instead of More EVs
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 29, 2024
Cadillac and Buick dealers accepted buyouts in large numbers to avoid making investments to sell EVS, and now the automaker’s dealers are pushing it to develop more hybrids instead of releasing new electric models. That said, the automaker’s previous hybrids didn’t sell well in the U.S., but it has been several years since it last tried.
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Who’s your Caddy? 2024 Cadillac Optiq electric SUV will gunning for Tesla Model Y as brand’s most affordable EV shapes up
EV Central
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Cadillac has unwrapped its 2024 Optiq at the Guanzhou Auto Show in China, a vehicle it has created to provide a new entry point for the luxury American car-brand. 2024 Cadillac Optiq electric SUV will gunning for Tesla Model Y as brand’s most affordable EV shapes up appeared first on EV Central.
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Cadillac Optiq preview, $22,000 VW EV, hydrogen hybrid engines: Today’s Car News
Baua Electric
MAY 29, 2024
VW gets on board with affordable EVs. And Cadillac’s most affordable EV makes its debut. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq EV arrives later this year, and Green Car Reports recently got up close with it. Toyota, Subaru, and Mazda commit to a new generation of engines. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
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More EVs, Faster Charging
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 18, 2010
It's official, the Cadillac Converj is to be the second extended-range electric vehicle after the Volt. I may be most interested affordable electric cars, but this makes sense to me. The really good news is they have a target price of about $22,000 after the production hike. By 2013 they intend to make 30,000 units annually.
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GM bids farewell to the Chevy Bolt, bringing closure to its best-selling EV
Teslarati
APRIL 25, 2023
When the Chevrolet Bolt EV launched, it was a huge technical achievement and the first affordable EV, which set in motion GM’s all-electric future,” Chevy spokesperson Cody Williams said. Of the 39,096 EVs that GM built in 2022, 38,120 were the Bolt EV and EUV, while 854 were the GMC Hummer EV, and 122 were the Cadillac Lyriq.
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Cadillac teases new Opulent Velocity performance EV concept, is it too little too late?
Baua Electric
MARCH 13, 2024
Cadillac gave a sneak peek of “the future of electric performance,” teasing its new Opulent Velocity EV concept. GM lowered Blazer EV prices by up to $6,500. A more affordable Blazer EV is set to debut later this year. GM expects the Equinox EV to be “the most affordable” in its segment with up to 319 miles range.
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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 30, 2024
General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers. The Cadillac ELR was too weird and came via a marketing campaign that rubbed everyone the wrong way. Cadillac has fared better, even though it’s also been losing its market share.
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GM is offering $1,000 off Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EV models for Veterans Day
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
For Veterans Day and through November, GM is offering $1,000 off select Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EV models. The offer is good on most 2023, 2024, and 2025 electric models from GM’s Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac brands. For non-military members, GM still offers some of the most affordable EVs on the market.
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GM is offering $1,000 off select Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EV models for Veterans Day
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
For Veterans Day and through November, GM is offering $1,000 off select Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC EV models. The offer is good on most 2023, 2024, and 2025 electric models from GM’s Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac brands. For non-military members, GM still offers some of the most affordable EVs on the market.
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Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid waning global demand
Baua Electric
APRIL 5, 2024
To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year. Kia announced that it is shifting its electric vehicle plans to include more hybrids and affordable EVs. It plans to boost demand by launching a series of new affordable EVs.
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Report: Vehicle Supplies Are Climbing Back Up
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Vehicle pricing also dropped slightly, though presumably not enough to send anyone running out the door to buy a new automobile due to how outrageously high they’ve been over the last several years. From Cox Automotive: The average new-vehicle listing price opened February at $47,142, down 1 [percent] from a year ago.
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Kia suddenly shifts to hybrids, affordable EVs amid ‘waning global demand’
Baua Electric
APRIL 5, 2024
To boost sales and fend off low-cost Chinese rivals, Kia will introduce a new lineup of affordable EVs in addition to hybrids starting this year. Kia announced that it is shifting its electric vehicle plans to include more hybrids and affordable EVs. It plans to boost demand by launching a series of new affordable EVs.
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Lincoln puts EVs on the back burner amid Ford’s shift to more affordable EV models
Baua Electric
MARCH 19, 2024
After Ford announced a surprising shift to more affordable EVs, its luxury Lincoln brand is putting electric on the back burner. Lincoln backtracks on EVs as Ford shifts to affordable In an interview (via Detroit News ), Lincoln President Dianne Craig said that the company is “listening to what customers really need.”
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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US
EV Adoption
MARCH 9, 2021
EV Price Parity With ICE Vehicles Is Fast Approaching. A lot of electric vehicle observers, analysts, and pundits like to say that, “When electric vehicles reach price parity with ICE vehicles – it’s game over gas-powered vehicles.” But at many levels, price parity may be the easiest part of the EV adoption equation.
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GM hints at an affordable Chevy Camaro EV: A $35,000 real electric pony car?
Baua Electric
MAY 17, 2024
An affordable Chevy Camaro EV? The report also mentioned the possibility of a “mid-price” flagship electric sports car “loosely linked to the C9 Corvette in content.” He hinted it could be priced around $35,000, similar to the new Chevy Equinox EV. With the $7,500 EV tax credit included, prices could fall to as low as $27,500.
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GM Doesn’t Rule Out Eventual Return for Bolt
The Truth About Cars
JUNE 12, 2023
It’s a common knock on GM that the company has a tendency to kill its darlings just as they get them right; look no further into history than the Pontiac Fiero and Cadillac Allanté as two good examples*. An attractive price point is a key selling feature, as is a reasonable driving range on a full charge.
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2025 Cadillac Optiq EV pivots to Millennials, goes soft on Art & Science
Baua Electric
MAY 29, 2024
Cadillac has revealed an entry EV for the GM luxury brand that doesn’t seem so entry-level in size, technology, or price. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq is set to cost about $54,000 including destination when it arrives later this year with a range of around 300 miles, according to Cadillac. There are many details to linger on.
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These EVs offer the longest range in 2024, all surpassing 300 miles
Baua Electric
JANUARY 17, 2024
Although some EVs on the list, like the range-topping Lucid Air, can be pricey, others are extremely affordable. 2024 Hyundai IONIQ 6 SE (Source: Hyundai) Although Lucid’s prices are upwards of $80,000, other models on the list are much more affordable. Here are the EVs with the longest range in 2024. Lucid dominates the list.
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Opinion: EVs for Everyone in 2022
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 22, 2022
Affordable & Luxury Electric Cars, Trucks & SUVs Coming. This year–2022–is shaping up to be the year we have been expecting for two years—when the population of EVs expands so a great variety of vehicles at a range of prices spur the market to new heights. Blame it on Covid-19. Or the supply chain morass.
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LG Energy Solution hits 90% battery yield within a month of TN plant operation: report
Teslarati
JUNE 5, 2024
So far, the batteries being produced at the site are being used for the Cadillac Lyriq. Considering the Equinox EV’s relatively affordable price, Ultium Cells Plant 2 would likely need to produce quite a lot of batteries for the vehicle. LG Energy Solution and GM invested a total of 2.7 trillion won ($1.96
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Junkyard Find: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 10, 2023
From the time John DeLorean and his Pontiac co-conspirators created the 1962 Grand Prix until the very last W-Body Grand Prix appeared a couple of years before Pontiac's demise , millions of North American car shoppers eagerly purchased the affordable sportiness of the Grand Prix. Air conditioning ($505, or $2,732 today).
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UAW Expands Strike Again, Targeting GM's Largest Plant
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Arlington Assembly is responsible for profitable models like the Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevy Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. While that’s down 7 percent from the previous year, leadership said it felt confident about strong vehicle demand and pricing that would ensure desirable margins. .&
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General Motors finds unlikely ally in Costco to help lagging EV sales
Teslarati
JUNE 10, 2024
EV sector, where it has numerous offerings, from affordable models like the Chevy Bolt to ultra-luxury cars like the Cadillac CELESTIQ, which is priced at $340,000. .” GM hopes that the partnership will help it gain more momentum in the U.S. I’d love to hear from you!
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV: Chevy’s lowest-priced electric car gets a big brother
Charged EVs
MAY 19, 2021
However, its parent company seems likely to devote at least as much marketing to the GMC Hummer EV coming late this year [and the Cadillac Lyriq that will follow early in 2022] as to the much smaller, much less noticeable and glamorous tall hatchback—regardless of its 250-mile projected range rating. New role: value pricing.
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GM is retiring another gas-powered model to make room for the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
GM is retiring the gas-powered Cadillac XT4 GM announced it will retire the gas-powered Cadillac XT4 SUV in January as it prepares to reintroduce the Bolt. The XT4 is Cadillac’s cheapest SUV, starting at $41,990. GM continues introducing lower-priced models, like the 2025 Equinox EV LT.
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