Cadillac previews its first electric car

Luxury automakers are developing electric cars in response to Tesla, and it looks like Cadillac will be the latest to join the fray.

At a media event ahead of 2019 Detroit Auto Show media days, the General Motors luxury brand showed images of its first all-electric model. GM recently announced that Cadillac will be its leader for electric cars.

The first all-electric Caddy will be a crossover. It also gives Cadillac a direct competitor to the first wave of Tesla-fighting luxury models, including the Jaguar I-Pace, Audi e-tron, and Mercedes-Benz EQ. Infiniti’s first all-electric model will likely be a crossover, as previewed by the QX Inspiration concept making its debut in Detroit, Digital Trends reports.

Cadillac didn’t release many details on the electric crossover (even the name is a secret for now), but it did say the vehicle will ride on a new electric-car platform to be shared with other GM brands. The platform was designed to be flexible, ensuring shorter development lead times, according to Cadillac. That should help the automaker keep pace with customer preferences and technology changes more easily. Cadillac expects to eventually offer multiple all-electric models, with different body styles, based off this platform.