"No car company wants to admit this now because it's become a marketing turn-off for half the country, but electric vehicles are supposed to be about saving the planet. They're supposed to be about moving transportation past gasoline, toward a future powered by sustainable energy. Cutting back on pollution from one of its biggest sources, which is personal transportation. It's hard to justify any of that in the Cadillac Escalade IQ:"
"All of thisthe raw materials needed for the battery, the energy it takes to make such a battery, and the lack of efficiency overallmake the Escalade IQ and its big-battery ilk deeply questionable, from an environmental perspective. But after spending time with the Escalade IQ myself, I'd offer this counter-argument: Who cares? The electric Escalde rules. (Full Disclosure: Cadillac loaned me an Escalade IQ for a week of testing.)"
Electric vehicles aim to shift transportation away from gasoline toward sustainable energy and reduced pollution. The Cadillac Escalade IQ contradicts that aim with a roughly 9,000-pound curb weight and a massive 200-kilowatt-hour battery that demands substantial raw materials and manufacturing energy. Those factors and low overall efficiency make the big-battery approach environmentally questionable for trucks and SUVs long-term. Despite those concerns, the Escalade IQ delivers compelling electric driving dynamics and an unmistakable, titanic presence that appeals to traditional American preferences. The trade-off between environmental impact and driving experience remains unresolved for such large electric vehicles.
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