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Cadillac Escalade IQ Gets More Than 600 Miles On A Single Charge (cleantechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago

Imagine how many more miles it could do if it didn't have the aerodynamic shape of a brick...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The IQ weighs over 9,000 pounds

I'll bet it eats tires for breakfast.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

“EU doesn’t buy our cars.”

Literally takes a Truck-license to drive that piece of garbage in most EU countries if not all.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Yo dawg I heard you like microplastics

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

One commenter asked about the range at 80 mph, which makes little sense considering driving at that speed is illegal in most places, and presumably dangerous.

LOL - what a crock.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Many highways in the USA have a posted speed limit of 80. Don't know what glue that reporter is sniffing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The article talks in MPH. Here in the UK speed limit is 70mph. I'm assuming 80 in the US is KPH?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No. I wish I could share your optimism in believing the US would ever adopt the SI. Or safe road regulations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

70 is pretty standard in the us, though it ranges from 65-85 ( top end is rarer for sure). Most areas I drive that's kind of the average speed, so there's many people doing 80+ in a 70 zone

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Holy crap! More than 200kWh battery

That's 2 Kia EV9 long ranges!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also 3.125 Hyundai Kona Electrics!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Or 8.33 VW eGolfs!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

I hope they are illegal outside the us.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Claimed 2.7 miles per kwh @ 60 mph, seems quite high. I am assuming that's with the battery at optimum temperature, small run up to that speed with no more stop/start, likely a tail wind, air con off or very low, and a mostly flat road.

A vehicle that heavy a lot of stop/start is going to kill your efficiency getting that big fatty moving again. Trying to keep the entire car cool in a hot climate, doing the actual speed limit, and on more varied roads and you will be looking closer to 2 and probably under 2 miles per kwh.

Charging this thing at home if you are using most of that battery between charges is going to be brutal. Over 28 hours with a 7kw charger, 18 if you can do three phase and charge at 11kw. If you are just topping up every few days and not using the range regularly, then what on earth do you need such a large battery for?

If you are actually driving 10 hours at a time without any stops because you trying to max out the range, do you pee in a bottle?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Ah! Another child-splattering road tank for the rich. Mom will be safe driving to the post office at last.