Escalade hybrid to make debut
Starring at the South Florida International Auto ShowThe 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid makes its debut today at the Auto Show in Miami. Expected to achieve around 20 mpg in the city, the 6-liter V-8 Escalade hybrid, much like the Chevy Tahoe hybrid, provides significant improvements in fuel economy.
Despite finally bringing some hybrid cars to American consumers many environmentalists, according to the DetroitNews, are still not happy.
Scott Nathanson with the Union for Concerned Scientists said "the Escalade hybrid does not go far enough."
"It's really a missed opportunity for GM," said Nathanson, administrator for hybridcenter.org. "They could have attached the hybrid system to a smaller engine and seen some huge improvements.
"That's what folks want. It's what they expect."
Labels: escalade hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles, tahoe hybrid
posted by Dahcredyns at
7:31 AM
2 Comments:
I would have thought cadillac would have taken the bigger step looking at how the ecomany has taken a huge hit with the gas prices. It can come as a surprise to me knowing that cadillac could have made a big difference with a smaller engine. Anyway way me not knowing the technical aspects of the hybrid system, but I am to believe that cadillac is not here to compare, but go far & beyond.
The Escalade hybrid will see huge improvements in fuel economy, percentage-wise. Still, the Escalade hybrid won't achieve great fuel economy, just great fuel economy for a large, heavy, luxury SUV.
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