Hey Wicked, check it out. If you pay 4.5 cents / kWh, then it costs you only 50 cents to charge from depleted to full. Yes, the battery pack is 16 kWh, but you only use less than 11 for those 38 miles. The rest of the battery is reserved for extending its longevity. Almost 20% of capacity at the top end is never charged, and about the same at the low end is never depleted. It's a lithium-ion thing. Having that protection, along with active thermal management and limiting the current draw (no ludicrous mode), these batteries are set for decades of life. Volt and ELR got it right.
Years later, I still love this car and wish I had one. Compared to today’s care though, I really wish the battery could be swapped to increase the mileage. The 39 miles is nothing to right home about in today’s market. Beautiful looking car tho.
Never been one for commenting (or remembering to sign in for that matter), but there's something about your posts that has kept this channel as my first stop on youtube for half a decade now. Genuine, relaxed, and reminds me of home.
WOW! - We are Clones! I just recently got the Exact Same Fully Loaded Car in the Exact Same Color and in the same Mint Condition - from a Cadillac dealer in White Plains NY. It was never sold and was instead kept as fleet vehicle, and I was so lucky to find it and purchase it for the same unbelievably low $31k price - with just over 11,000 miles on it! Like you - I Absolutely Love my new 2014 Cadillac ELR! I'm getting an EV Range of over 45 miles per charge! Despite my sales rep's promise of a full charge on the batteries and a full tank of gas on delivery - when I came to pick it up the batteries were fully drained and the gas tank was only about 2/3 full. But I didn't make an issue over it, because it was such an incredible find and I was so happy to be driving away in this Incredible car of my Dreams! I had ample gas to make the 40 min drive home, where I plugged it in for an overnight charge. A few days later I topped off the tank, and over the following 2 weeks I drove 510 miles using a combination of the battery power only and the gas-generated electric power, and when the fuel level got down to about a third of a tank I topped it off. It took only 6.9 gallons of gas to top it off - yielding an impressive 73.91 miles per gallon! Included in the 510 miles of driving was 3 round trips of 72 miles each, and a long trip from my home in the Hudson Valley NY area down to NYC and back. By recharging the batteries each night (using the supplied 110V charging cord) and then strategically switching between battery supplied electrical power and the gas-generated electrical power to best suit the differing driving conditions, I was able to rack up the 510 miles, which included a long drive from my home to NYC. I arrived in northern NYC with 30 miles of driving range on the batteries, and had to drive south on the Island from 125th street down to West 38th street. And with it all being stop and go driving with traffic lights on every block, I switched over to the Tour Mode and did all of my driving in NYC strictly on the batteries, including going into a parking garage inside a building, where the quiet zero-emissions all-electric drive was such a welcome perk! The fast pickup from the high torque (an impressive 295 ft.lbs.) of the dual electric drive motors - both from a dead stop, and when merging into traffic and passing other vehicles on the road - delivers such a fun and exciting and exhilarating driving experience, that unlike anything I've ever experienced in any gas-powered car. I mean this car's acceleration Blows Away the rapid acceleration of my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP - which was powered by the infamous 3.8 L Series III Supercharged V6 that cranked out 280 ft. lbs. of torque. The super exotic exterior "Bat-Mobile" styling, and the awesome luxury detailing and features of the interior of the 2014 Cadillac ELR far surpasses the best decked-out cars from Tesla. And the on board gasoline-powered generator completely eliminates the Tesla's driving range limitation. Whereas a Tesla can realistically be safely driven for about 185 miles before needing a time-consuming re-charge, I can drive up to 340 miles on a full charge and a full tank, then after a quick fuel stop at any gas station (where it takes less than a minute to top off the small 9 gallon tank) I'm right back on the road again. A few extra notes are worth mentioning here: Don't believe the criticisms and the negative comments from some of the "expert" reviewers of this amazing car - because they'll having you believe that this is a compact car when in fact it is a big midsize car (bordering on full size!), that has a surprisingly Big Trunk with a more than ample opening, and plenty of room for a 6 Foot man in the rear seats ( my 6 ft. tall 200 lb. son found the back seat very roomy and comfortable). And once you've calibrated the CUE to respond to your touch - it responds perfectly to your touch. Guaranteed that the critics who complained about the poor response of the touch-screen never bothered to read the owner's manual - especially the section on how to calibrate the touch screen to respond to your touch. The Cadillac ELR is such an awesome luxury car with an incredible electric drive technology that's so advanced, that the vast majority of the drivers out there were literally incapable of understanding, comprehending and fully appreciating it when it was first introduced in 2014. That, along with high price tag scared away so many of the potential buyers, that GM was forced to halt production with a total of only 2,954 of these landmark engineering masterpieces ever produced. If you can relate to what I've posted here and if this sounds as exciting to you as it is to Wickedshrapnel and I, and if you are fortunate enough to find and acquire one of these rare ionic luxury cars, you too will Fall in Love with it - Guaranteed!
+Wickedshrapnel - great review. Just a tip - you can get better electric range by putting the car into Hold mode when you are truckin' at 80 mph in Tejas. Save the battery charge for around town driving. Air up the tires to about 38 cold. If you have the original OEM tires on the ELR, they might be ready to be replaced. Mine were toast at 20,000 miles. I found a set of bf goodrich g-force comp 2 A/S tires to replace the Potenza OEM tires, and it transformed the way the car handles, especially in the rain. drive.google.com/file/d/0BwmH6e2GMW7qUnZTOGQ5bFFyZnRLZHlwd1VNcm1VX0dOdkow/view?usp=sharing drive.google.com/file/d/0BwmH6e2GMW7qV25zNTc4amZPNldfY0N4cEJMNDFIYmVQd3dB/view?usp=sharing Happy motoring!
Nice man, that quiet cabin would be heaven on long journeys. The thing that wears me down on long drives is the damn noise. I used to drive a Honda S2000 and my ears would ring afterwards!
Funny, I just remembered you had this car. I got a 2017 Volt a few months ago and it's been great only buying 4 gallons of gas since. Wish the Volt was a coupe like this was.
I really enjoyed this car but I sold mine a few years ago. The touchscreen in the middle went out and they wanted $2000 to fix it and I refused and just traded it in. So the only thing to beware of is any type of service outside of warranty will be expensive.
@@Wickedshrapnel Just now seeing your video....I hate to hear that you traded yours in. I've owned one since about 17 and the car is as I'm sure you already know is extremely very rare and also at the time (and still is) a special and very innovative Cadillac. There is (and has been) a replacement for the CUE system touchscreen issue. I found one from an excellent company called "Cuesreens" by Ultima Industries and they are an independent company from GM and they only specialize in offering replacement for the CUE touchscreens. What I found out while researching is that most current/previous owners may not be aware of is that the touch screen in the ELR, ATS, XTS, CTS models years 2013 - 2017 are built to fail and they mostly only have a lifespan of about an average around 3 yrs. GM uses a basic touchscreen that has a gel like substance behind the touchscreen and once it drys out due to heat and dry air it will basically become non-responsive, go black, or may spider crack. Dealerships charges for replacement of this is to change out the entire cue system which can range anywhere up to $1300 or more including labor (I've read blogs with even higher quoted prices). The Cuescreens company have screen replacements for around $130 - $149 and you can literally change it our your self in a couple of hours with there thorough included instructions. I know this info may come to you late but I hope that it will also help someone else out that also has an ELR or one of the other aforementioned vehicles in those model years or if you consider owing another one in the future. I have ordered my replacement screen from this company and will be changing mine out once I receive it.
Hey Patrick. See the comment I left above/below in reply to @Wickedshrapnel. If you purchase an ELR and have an issue with the CUE touchscreen down the line it will be very helpful.
My dad’s got a Volt. Ohhh the ELR has a lot more in common with the Volt than just the powertrain alright. About the only thing that’s different are the interior trim and external lights and body panel details. Aesthetics. The ELR’s are of course much nicer.
That car does look really nice, like a badass space ship or something. I also just got a new car so I know the feeling, especially when its a car you really like. Enjoy!
Very nice to see someone enjoy the car they are buying! I am extremely glad to see you are enjoying yourself! Been subbed to you for years now, and this is really nice, showing us that you're enjoying life! Whatever happened to the house you were going to buy in Hawaii? Or was it your uncle that was going to, can't seem to recal... :D
Don't have time to watch the last few minutes of the video, so sorry if you answered this: What does kicking in from electric to gas mode feel like? I assume that happens while driving? Does it feel seamless? Does it do anything like kick in a little before the battery would run out and slowly transition to gas power so you don't feel it, or is there a noticeable switch? I've never thought about what the experience would/could be like.
+pasta0328 This car is 100% powered by electricity. The only thing that changes is where the electricity comes from, the battery or the gas powered generator. You can feel some vibration from the generator when it is running and hear it slightly other than that the car drives the same. I think the 0-60 times are slightly faster on battery only vs generator as well since the power can be drained from the battery faster than the generator can generate power.
Oh I see, that's really interesting. Do you lose gas efficiency running electric via generator vs a gas powered engine? Seems like you'd get lower mpg there just because of the conversion, but of course higher mpg overall because it can be run off of battery.
33 MPG from the generator. Similar build of car that runs on gas is the Chevy Cruise which gets 39 mpg. That car weighs a lot less though because it doesn't have a big battery like this one. The electric equivalent when it is running on battery is 82 MPGe though which blows gas powered efficiency out of the water.
yeah such a nice design, love it. I'd like the 2016 with the performance package. has a slightly bigger battery and slightly more power. i believe the the 2015 volt and 2014 elr have same power, since they have the exact same powertrain. 2016 slightly beefer. batteries are close or similar depending on the year.
Great job with the video.... I have watched a million videos on this car and NONE of them mentioned that the 2016 has Apple Carplay or that you can send directions to the car from your phone?! So thank you. I would love to find out of the charger is "locked" so no one can remove it? Like if you are using a public charger?
My 2014 Cadillac ELR is hands down the most exceptional car I've ever owned! It totally blows all of the Teslas away in styling, luxury, quality, reliability and driving range. You'll pay much more for a Tesla and get much, much less - including much less driving range. Though the EPA rated electric driving range for the 2014 ELR is 37 miles - with a skilled driver behind the wheel it is easy to get up to 48 miles on a full charge. Over 98% of the daily driving I do around my local area is well under 48 miles - meaning that I get to make all of those trips solely on the car's battery power, where I get 250 mpg equivalent. Under those circumstances, the ELR will perform in 100% battery-powered driving exactly as well as the far more expensive Tesla cars. But it is on the longer trips - especially long trips on a tight time schedule - where the ELR does what no Tesla or any other 100% battery-powered electric car can do. My recent trip to Cape Cod from the Hudson Valley New York Area clearly shows how - within tight time constraints - my ELR enabled me to stick to a time schedule that no Tesla could ever handle. On the day my wife and I left for the trip, I was able to make the 277.5 mile drive to Hyannis, MA without having to stop to re-charge the batteries and without having to stop to refill the small 9.3 gallon gas tank. We did make one stop for lunch on the drive out - but there were no battery-charging stations at the Diner where we had lunch, and I didn't need to recharge the batteries anyway. I made the trip to Hyannis well within the time schedule, driving 15.1 miles using power from the batteries and 262.5 miles using electric power from the on-board generator, consuming only 6.93 gallons of gas. We hit two traffic jams where I switched the gasoline generator off and crept along on battery power to conserve fuel. And when we arrived at our destination, I had averaged 40 miles per gallon overall, and still had 135 miles of available driving range remaining - with 95 miles of driving range left in the fuel tank and 35 miles of driving range available on the batteries. I could have easily driven another 120 miles with a 15-mile reserve. Or in another words - when I left my home with a full tank of gas and a full charge on the batteries - I could have driven up to 400 miles with a 12 mile reserve remaining - before I would need to add gas or re-charge the batteries. No Tesla and no other 100% battery-powered electric car can go 400 miles on a charge. In fact, it will take up to 10 years before we have battery-only electric cars that can drive 400 miles on a charge. In the meantime - the battery and gas-generator technology - as found in the Cadillac ELR and the Chevy Volt - is so much more practical for today’s current battery technology.
Sorry, but your story is a little hard to swallow. On my best driving manors, and with zero freeway driving, the best range I ever was able to achieve in my ELR was just short of 325 miles. Your claim of 400 miles possible rings hollow. Good luck in the future with your Cadillac. 😉
That's just an artifact from the video he's taking. With LED lights the frame rate of the video affects the way they look versus what they would look like in person. You'll even see this happen in professional car videos on CZcams, often with LED headlights.
Been subbed since mw3 I was once on ur 100 name thing u would do every episode I forgot what it was called and I can't believe u traded ur golf r for this old ppl car I know u miss the fun the golf r gives u Ik cause I have one lol
I have a legitimate question .. what is the allure of the ELR , the range and power are low for even the vastly depreciated price . If you love the car that’s most important I’m just confused on why a bolt or used Tesla with more room or power wouldn’t be the choice for 30 grand a few more thousand and you have a Tesla with 180-250 mile range plus and for around 20k you could get a barely used Hyundai Ioniq or Honda Insight or even a Prius I get its slightly sleek looking but that’s all I see was just wondering if any owners or soon to be owners have any insight. If the battery still provides power while the engine is on and gives almost full power that makes sense for around 20 but if you just hand the tiny gas engine for backup that’s not enough
Absolutely one of my favorite looking cars on the road and so damn rare. I'm considering getting one as a gap vehicle between owning my 2010 Prius and a future Cybertruck.
Nice looking car, as for myself I am not a great fan of American cars, I have more faith in German or Japanese cars, but I hope this one will treat you well.
Damn Wicked you're getting old.. that means I'm getting old.. D: we're all doomed run for your lives.. also nice car but I kinda liked the Golf a lot more.. but then each to their taste :P
and I'm just 23 but I was like 16-17 when I started watching you? been some time.. just saying time slowly creeps up on you and before you want to know.. I'll be 38 too o.o
This should have never become an electric car. The car is beautiful to the eye, love the interior, have no experience with the CUE so I can't say anything regarding that. This should have been a mid engine V8 monster. I would seriously consider buying a high mileage model and stripping open the trunk and rear seat . Remove the front engine and battery and make it a trunk space like in other mid engine vehicles such as Porsche. Put sound proof plastic or Plexiglas directly behind the seats showing a nice Cadillac engine cover.
my friend, I've been thinking, debating, and procrastinating but this must be an omen. Gotta get 1! But "sounds like she's on meth" LMMFAO! 😂 😂 😂 good look brother👍
Seems like you're one of the few CZcamsrs who never left their "real" job. That certainly appears to have been a good decision for you. Hope all is well.
I completely forgot about this car, I was going to go for the Tesla but I was concerned about 100% electricity as I travel long distances on the weekend and didn't want to be stranded (stupid people use the Tesla super chargers as parking spots) This car seems to depreciate super badly. Anyone have any idea why that is? I'm concerned before pulling the trigger.
Wickedshrapnel thanks I did a bit more research into and you're correct. I've decided between 14' with 9700 miles with the brown interior and lux package for 33k and 14' with 14,000 miles with the brown interior option, lux package and adaptive cruise control for 31k. Not sure which one to go with.
Hey Wicked, check it out. If you pay 4.5 cents / kWh, then it costs you only 50 cents to charge from depleted to full. Yes, the battery pack is 16 kWh, but you only use less than 11 for those 38 miles. The rest of the battery is reserved for extending its longevity. Almost 20% of capacity at the top end is never charged, and about the same at the low end is never depleted. It's a lithium-ion thing. Having that protection, along with active thermal management and limiting the current draw (no ludicrous mode), these batteries are set for decades of life. Volt and ELR got it right.
Very nice!
Years later, I still love this car and wish I had one. Compared to today’s care though, I really wish the battery could be swapped to increase the mileage. The 39 miles is nothing to right home about in today’s market. Beautiful looking car tho.
Best real world review of the ELR, the care is so slept on and a true beauty. I've gotta get my hands on one as well.
Never been one for commenting (or remembering to sign in for that matter), but there's something about your posts that has kept this channel as my first stop on youtube for half a decade now. Genuine, relaxed, and reminds me of home.
WOW! - We are Clones! I just recently got the Exact Same Fully Loaded Car in the Exact Same Color and in the same Mint Condition - from a Cadillac dealer in White Plains NY. It was never sold and was instead kept as fleet vehicle, and I was so lucky to find it and purchase it for the same unbelievably low $31k price - with just over 11,000 miles on it! Like you - I Absolutely Love my new 2014 Cadillac ELR! I'm getting an EV Range of over 45 miles per charge! Despite my sales rep's promise of a full charge on the batteries and a full tank of gas on delivery - when I came to pick it up the batteries were fully drained and the gas tank was only about 2/3 full. But I didn't make an issue over it, because it was such an incredible find and I was so happy to be driving away in this Incredible car of my Dreams!
I had ample gas to make the 40 min drive home, where I plugged it in for an overnight charge. A few days later I topped off the tank, and over the following 2 weeks I drove 510 miles using a combination of the battery power only and the gas-generated electric power, and when the fuel level got down to about a third of a tank I topped it off. It took only 6.9 gallons of gas to top it off - yielding an impressive 73.91 miles per gallon! Included in the 510 miles of driving was 3 round trips of 72 miles each, and a long trip from my home in the Hudson Valley NY area down to NYC and back. By recharging the batteries each night (using the supplied 110V charging cord) and then strategically switching between battery supplied electrical power and the gas-generated electrical power to best suit the differing driving conditions, I was able to rack up the 510 miles, which included a long drive from my home to NYC.
I arrived in northern NYC with 30 miles of driving range on the batteries, and had to drive south on the Island from 125th street down to West 38th street. And with it all being stop and go driving with traffic lights on every block, I switched over to the Tour Mode and did all of my driving in NYC strictly on the batteries, including going into a parking garage inside a building, where the quiet zero-emissions all-electric drive was such a welcome perk! The fast pickup from the high torque (an impressive 295 ft.lbs.) of the dual electric drive motors - both from a dead stop, and when merging into traffic and passing other vehicles on the road - delivers such a fun and exciting and exhilarating driving experience, that unlike anything I've ever experienced in any gas-powered car. I mean this car's acceleration Blows Away the rapid acceleration of my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP - which was powered by the infamous 3.8 L Series III Supercharged V6 that cranked out 280 ft. lbs. of torque.
The super exotic exterior "Bat-Mobile" styling, and the awesome luxury detailing and features of the interior of the 2014 Cadillac ELR far surpasses the best decked-out cars from Tesla. And the on board gasoline-powered generator completely eliminates the Tesla's driving range limitation. Whereas a Tesla can realistically be safely driven for about 185 miles before needing a time-consuming re-charge, I can drive up to 340 miles on a full charge and a full tank, then after a quick fuel stop at any gas station (where it takes less than a minute to top off the small 9 gallon tank) I'm right back on the road again.
A few extra notes are worth mentioning here: Don't believe the criticisms and the negative comments from some of the "expert" reviewers of this amazing car - because they'll having you believe that this is a compact car when in fact it is a big midsize car (bordering on full size!), that has a surprisingly Big Trunk with a more than ample opening, and plenty of room for a 6 Foot man in the rear seats ( my 6 ft. tall 200 lb. son found the back seat very roomy and comfortable). And once you've calibrated the CUE to respond to your touch - it responds perfectly to your touch. Guaranteed that the critics who complained about the poor response of the touch-screen never bothered to read the owner's manual - especially the section on how to calibrate the touch screen to respond to your touch.
The Cadillac ELR is such an awesome luxury car with an incredible electric drive technology that's so advanced, that the vast majority of the drivers out there were literally incapable of understanding, comprehending and fully appreciating it when it was first introduced in 2014. That, along with high price tag scared away so many of the potential buyers, that GM was forced to halt production with a total of only 2,954 of these landmark engineering masterpieces ever produced. If you can relate to what I've posted here and if this sounds as exciting to you as it is to Wickedshrapnel and I, and if you are fortunate enough to find and acquire one of these rare ionic luxury cars, you too will Fall in Love with it - Guaranteed!
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Hey Bill do you still have your ELR?
+Wickedshrapnel - great review. Just a tip - you can get better electric range by putting the car into Hold mode when you are truckin' at 80 mph in Tejas. Save the battery charge for around town driving. Air up the tires to about 38 cold. If you have the original OEM tires on the ELR, they might be ready to be replaced. Mine were toast at 20,000 miles. I found a set of bf goodrich g-force comp 2 A/S tires to replace the Potenza OEM tires, and it transformed the way the car handles, especially in the rain.
drive.google.com/file/d/0BwmH6e2GMW7qUnZTOGQ5bFFyZnRLZHlwd1VNcm1VX0dOdkow/view?usp=sharing
drive.google.com/file/d/0BwmH6e2GMW7qV25zNTc4amZPNldfY0N4cEJMNDFIYmVQd3dB/view?usp=sharing
Happy motoring!
The g force is a awesome tire for sure I love them have them on my mustang gt
Good to see a video from you...been subbed since the MW2 days
Wickedshrapnel anytime! Always enjoy your content. I miss your drunk Happy Wheels videos
I test drove an ELR and I loved it. I hope to get one in the future. congratulations on your bad ass ride.
I did not even know this car existed till the other day. It’s a nice design. I fell in love with it when I saw it. It looks like a 2025 Cadillac lol
Nice man, that quiet cabin would be heaven on long journeys. The thing that wears me down on long drives is the damn noise. I used to drive a Honda S2000 and my ears would ring afterwards!
I just bought a 2014 same color amazing car. hopefully Cadillac will bring these back
It was a fun car. I enjoyed it.
Dude, I used to live in Wells Branch. Haha awesome to see my old stomping grounds. Sweet new ride, Wicked. Drive it in the best of health! Enjoy!
Awesome upgrade Wicked!
Just bought this same car. Loving it too. Such a beauty!
It is an awesome car. Congrats on your purchase. 👍🏻
Funny, I just remembered you had this car. I got a 2017 Volt a few months ago and it's been great only buying 4 gallons of gas since. Wish the Volt was a coupe like this was.
This is what first gave me the taste of what it is like to not have to buy gas. So nice 👍🏻
Wicked I could listen to your voice and be happy, lol, you should post more videos man. Congrats for the new car!!
I love the ELR so much. I want one!
This is great! me and the wife are going to get one in the next few months for her.So this helps with all my research. Thanks again
Another Cadi fan here man! Congrats dude I'm jealous!
Nice to see you again wicked. Good video as always. :)
Thats sick! GG
good stuff shrap, like a boss!!!!!!!!!
Wow beautiful car. Congratulations
These are some good looking cars, imho! I have a volt and am thinking of upgradiing
My uncle and grandpa have these. Seem to be nice rides.
nice set of wheels wicked, you sell it pretty good Tbh. never really thought much of the ones I've seen but seems better now based on what you said :)
Congrats on the new car, looks pretty sick.
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pretty cool man wish you the best and we need more videos pleaseeeee
How long until you get your Model 3?
Damn, Jason. Nice to see a video, always did love the car/bike videos. Do you still have the motorcycle?
Great review. I purchased on for myself. Is there anything to be worried about with the hybrid battery life ? Or replacement? Thanks
I really enjoyed this car but I sold mine a few years ago. The touchscreen in the middle went out and they wanted $2000 to fix it and I refused and just traded it in. So the only thing to beware of is any type of service outside of warranty will be expensive.
@@Wickedshrapnel Just now seeing your video....I hate to hear that you traded yours in. I've owned one since about 17 and the car is as I'm sure you already know is extremely very rare and also at the time (and still is) a special and very innovative Cadillac. There is (and has been) a replacement for the CUE system touchscreen issue. I found one from an excellent company called "Cuesreens" by Ultima Industries and they are an independent company from GM and they only specialize in offering replacement for the CUE touchscreens.
What I found out while researching is that most current/previous owners may not be aware of is that the touch screen in the ELR, ATS, XTS, CTS models years 2013 - 2017 are built to fail and they mostly only have a lifespan of about an average around 3 yrs. GM uses a basic touchscreen that has a gel like substance behind the touchscreen and once it drys out due to heat and dry air it will basically become non-responsive, go black, or may spider crack. Dealerships charges for replacement of this is to change out the entire cue system which can range anywhere up to $1300 or more including labor (I've read blogs with even higher quoted prices). The Cuescreens company have screen replacements for around $130 - $149 and you can literally change it our your self in a couple of hours with there thorough included instructions.
I know this info may come to you late but I hope that it will also help someone else out that also has an ELR or one of the other aforementioned vehicles in those model years or if you consider owing another one in the future. I have ordered my replacement screen from this company and will be changing mine out once I receive it.
Hey Patrick. See the comment I left above/below in reply to @Wickedshrapnel. If you purchase an ELR and have an issue with the CUE touchscreen down the line it will be very helpful.
If I had one I would de-badge it so people were like wtf is that?
Very pretty Wicked. :D
How often do you "accidentally" drift out of your lane? (;
My dad’s got a Volt. Ohhh the ELR has a lot more in common with the Volt than just the powertrain alright. About the only thing that’s different are the interior trim and external lights and body panel details. Aesthetics. The ELR’s are of course much nicer.
Dude, I work near there. Kinda weird seeing you drive by where I am right now... Beautiful ride. Enjoy!
+William Cuffey small world. Thanks
Nice car, you would never see that in the UK without a manual gearstick!
Sweet car!!
Lol damn, when did you film this? I went to that IHOP 3 days ago. Would've been cool just to see you man.
That's a really cool car. It's great to know you do so well. :)
Wickedshrapnel Your maine job is CZcams correct wicked?
The car depreciated by 50k in two years and failed in production it sucks.. compare this to the model s
But he took advantage of the depreciation. No way can you get a tesla for $31k
Sweet ride.
Sick car..!!
Nice car, enjoy man
I love your car!
Awesome car
That car does look really nice, like a badass space ship or something. I also just got a new car so I know the feeling, especially when its a car you really like. Enjoy!
Does it make your electric bill go up very high from charging at home? I’m getting one tomorrow! I’m so excited.
I didn’t notice a change at all.
Nice to see your face!! looking good as ever haha! I can't wait till Tesla starts rolling out the Model 3 I definitely want to pick one of those up.
Nice deal, fam! $50000 discount on this man!
Do you have to fully charge the battery each time you plug it in?
I plug it in every night and it is fully charged in the morning. You can charge as much as you want.
Surprise car guy. Love the choice.
1.21 Kilowatts! Great Scott!
Hey wicked! Been a sub since ur early MW2 days and glad ur doin ok! Especially the "get stuck you u fuck" series! Lmao
Very nice to see someone enjoy the car they are buying! I am extremely glad to see you are enjoying yourself! Been subbed to you for years now, and this is really nice, showing us that you're enjoying life! Whatever happened to the house you were going to buy in Hawaii? Or was it your uncle that was going to, can't seem to recal... :D
So Beautiful...
wicked do you still have the motorcycle?
Don't have time to watch the last few minutes of the video, so sorry if you answered this:
What does kicking in from electric to gas mode feel like? I assume that happens while driving? Does it feel seamless? Does it do anything like kick in a little before the battery would run out and slowly transition to gas power so you don't feel it, or is there a noticeable switch? I've never thought about what the experience would/could be like.
+pasta0328 This car is 100% powered by electricity. The only thing that changes is where the electricity comes from, the battery or the gas powered generator. You can feel some vibration from the generator when it is running and hear it slightly other than that the car drives the same. I think the 0-60 times are slightly faster on battery only vs generator as well since the power can be drained from the battery faster than the generator can generate power.
Oh I see, that's really interesting. Do you lose gas efficiency running electric via generator vs a gas powered engine? Seems like you'd get lower mpg there just because of the conversion, but of course higher mpg overall because it can be run off of battery.
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MPG from the generator. Similar build of car that runs on gas is the Chevy Cruise which gets 39 mpg. That car weighs a lot less though because it doesn't have a big battery like this one. The electric equivalent when it is running on battery is 82
MPGe though which blows gas powered efficiency out of the water.
Yea, definitely more efficient overall when you include battery. That's pretty impressive efficiency running with the generator, too. Thanks!
Nice car! I've been saving up for a new car for a while now and I've been thinking about getting an electric. Probably the Volt or something, idk yet.
What are all the options that can be added?
Adaptive cruise control is the only option I think.
is it usa only car?
excellent video.
ELR: Exceptionally Lovely Ride. Damn she's a beauty!
yeah such a nice design, love it. I'd like the 2016 with the performance package. has a slightly bigger battery and slightly more power. i believe the the 2015 volt and 2014 elr have same power, since they have the exact same powertrain. 2016 slightly beefer.
batteries are close or similar depending on the year.
Great job with the video.... I have watched a million videos on this car and NONE of them mentioned that the 2016 has Apple Carplay or that you can send directions to the car from your phone?! So thank you. I would love to find out of the charger is "locked" so no one can remove it? Like if you are using a public charger?
WOW!! Thanks for replying!!
My 2014 Cadillac ELR is hands down the most exceptional car I've ever owned! It totally blows all of the Teslas away in styling, luxury, quality, reliability and driving range. You'll pay much more for a Tesla and get much, much less - including much less driving range. Though the EPA rated electric driving range for the 2014 ELR is 37 miles - with a skilled driver behind the wheel it is easy to get up to 48 miles on a full charge. Over 98% of the daily driving I do around my local area is well under 48 miles - meaning that I get to make all of those trips solely on the car's battery power, where I get 250 mpg equivalent. Under those circumstances, the ELR will perform in 100% battery-powered driving exactly as well as the far more expensive Tesla cars. But it is on the longer trips - especially long trips on a tight time schedule - where the ELR does what no Tesla or any other 100% battery-powered electric car can do. My recent trip to Cape Cod from the Hudson Valley New York Area clearly shows how - within tight time constraints - my ELR enabled me to stick to a time schedule that no Tesla could ever handle. On the day my wife and I left for the trip, I was able to make the 277.5 mile drive to Hyannis, MA without having to stop to re-charge the batteries and without having to stop to refill the small 9.3 gallon gas tank. We did make one stop for lunch on the drive out - but there were no battery-charging stations at the Diner where we had lunch, and I didn't need to recharge the batteries anyway. I made the trip to Hyannis well within the time schedule, driving 15.1 miles using power from the batteries and 262.5 miles using electric power from the on-board generator, consuming only 6.93 gallons of gas. We hit two traffic jams where I switched the gasoline generator off and crept along on battery power to conserve fuel. And when we arrived at our destination, I had averaged 40 miles per gallon overall, and still had 135 miles of available driving range remaining - with 95 miles of driving range left in the fuel tank and 35 miles of driving range available on the batteries. I could have easily driven another 120 miles with a 15-mile reserve. Or in another words - when I left my home with a full tank of gas and a full charge on the batteries - I could have driven up to 400 miles with a 12 mile reserve remaining - before I would need to add gas or re-charge the batteries. No Tesla and no other 100% battery-powered electric car can go 400 miles on a charge. In fact, it will take up to 10 years before we have battery-only electric cars that can drive 400 miles on a charge. In the meantime - the battery and gas-generator technology - as found in the Cadillac ELR and the Chevy Volt - is so much more practical for today’s current battery technology.
I haven't bought gas since I made this video. All of my daily commute driving is on electric. I still love this car.
Sorry, but your story is a little hard to swallow. On my best driving manors, and with zero freeway driving, the best range I ever was able to achieve in my ELR was just short of 325 miles. Your claim of 400 miles possible rings hollow.
Good luck in the future with your Cadillac. 😉
nice, I would just need 4 doors too many kids lol
Why were the instrument lights flickering?
That's just an artifact from the video he's taking. With LED lights the frame rate of the video affects the way they look versus what they would look like in person. You'll even see this happen in professional car videos on CZcams, often with LED headlights.
this car looks so overpwerd!!!
p.s.just take care WS.
Been subbed since mw3 I was once on ur 100 name thing u would do every episode I forgot what it was called and I can't believe u traded ur golf r for this old ppl car I know u miss the fun the golf r gives u Ik cause I have one lol
good luck with it though. i mean i hope it holds up.
This operates on the same principle as a deisel/electric locomotive. The petrol engine charges the batteries up to power her. 🙂
Yup
I have a legitimate question .. what is the allure of the ELR , the range and power are low for even the vastly depreciated price . If you love the car that’s most important I’m just confused on why a bolt or used Tesla with more room or power wouldn’t be the choice for 30 grand a few more thousand and you have a Tesla with 180-250 mile range plus and for around 20k you could get a barely used Hyundai Ioniq or Honda Insight or even a Prius I get its slightly sleek looking but that’s all I see was just wondering if any owners or soon to be owners have any insight. If the battery still provides power while the engine is on and gives almost full power that makes sense for around 20 but if you just hand the tiny gas engine for backup that’s not enough
Wow, that's some sweet fucking wheels!! Congrats man :) I love when I see you pop up in subs :)
hahaha
Who the fuck disliked this??
Reveal your self!
pancakes tho haha nice vid man
That is a wicked car! When can I have a ride? :D
Absolutely one of my favorite looking cars on the road and so damn rare. I'm considering getting one as a gap vehicle between owning my 2010 Prius and a future Cybertruck.
idk if you would like this to be public knowledge, but what do you do for work, wicked?
Wickedshrapnel thanks for the reply, and congrats on the car!
Can't wait to get my hands on my elr this coming week 51k miles for 19k$..
Nice
At 11:25 I knew I recognized that place. I bought some oil from a dude over their a couple weeks ago lol.
Wickedshrapnel the marijuana oils.
Wickedshrapnel leagalized in my household haha
Nice looking car, as for myself I am not a great fan of American cars, I have more faith in German or Japanese cars, but I hope this one will treat you well.
wicked i wanna see you do the blazin challenge! LOL
OMG HOW COULD I MISS THIS?!@ man wicked i love your vids! keep it up!!!
Dam that is one Sexy car!!!
i heard this car is no longer being serviced by gm due to the complexity. is this true? cool car either way
Not true.
I live 5 minutes from Stone Hill in Hutto. I wanted pancakes too... :'(
Damn Wicked you're getting old.. that means I'm getting old.. D: we're all doomed run for your lives.. also nice car but I kinda liked the Golf a lot more.. but then each to their taste :P
and I'm just 23 but I was like 16-17 when I started watching you? been some time.. just saying time slowly creeps up on you and before you want to know.. I'll be 38 too o.o
This is what you can save up for if you do not spend so much money on supply drops....
Time to invest in some solar panels for your house. You can get some nice cash back from the State.
This should have never become an electric car. The car is beautiful to the eye, love the interior, have no experience with the CUE so I can't say anything regarding that.
This should have been a mid engine V8 monster. I would seriously consider buying a high mileage model and stripping open the trunk and rear seat . Remove the front engine and battery and make it a trunk space like in other mid engine vehicles such as Porsche. Put sound proof plastic or Plexiglas directly behind the seats showing a nice Cadillac engine cover.
to save people the time skip to the end where wicked crashes his car into a brick wall to test the air bags
my friend, I've been thinking, debating, and procrastinating but this must be an omen. Gotta get 1! But "sounds like she's on meth" LMMFAO! 😂 😂 😂 good look brother👍
Seems like you're one of the few CZcamsrs who never left their "real" job. That certainly appears to have been a good decision for you. Hope all is well.
Shrapnel are you still vaping?
yeah
Shit, bro!
I'll take your Caddy any day.
I have a 06' CTS. The Cadillac for the baby ma'mas
hi Wickedshrapnel. quick question, are you currently in a relationship? or u living the the bachelor life? anyway, i love watching your vides man.
Wickedshrapnel nice man, me too 😎. aint nothing wrong with that. thanks for replying 😄.
caramel on my pancakes make my leg shake like dat! lol
Awesome Wicked you have the best life Sexy Cars and the best Burgers to Eat 😀
I completely forgot about this car, I was going to go for the Tesla but I was concerned about 100% electricity as I travel long distances on the weekend and didn't want to be stranded (stupid people use the Tesla super chargers as parking spots) This car seems to depreciate super badly. Anyone have any idea why that is? I'm concerned before pulling the trigger.
+sonyab523 because they weren't selling at $75k they stopped making them. Good deal if you can find a used one around $30k.
Wickedshrapnel thanks I did a bit more research into and you're correct. I've decided between 14' with 9700 miles with the brown interior and lux package for 33k and 14' with 14,000 miles with the brown interior option, lux package and adaptive cruise control for 31k. Not sure which one to go with.
+sonyab523 I use the adaptive cruise control constantly so I am biased. I would want that one.
See I never use mine but I'm thinking it may be best to get it fully loaded, the one for 31k sold so I guess back to searching.
I real do like this car only thing is that I’m 6”4 and I don’t really know if I would fit in it My I ask how tall are you ????
6’3” You’ll fit fine. People sitting behind you won’t.
Thank you so much