Cadillac Escalade Iq Drives 558 Miles On A Single Charge, Beating Every Other Ev Edmunds Has Tested

We've learned from acquisition that the Cadillac Escalade IQ is each astir large numbers. Edmunds has conscionable added a alternatively astonishing large number to its credentials: 558 miles of range, much than immoderate EV that Edmunds has tested truthful far. That's peculiarly awesome for a hulking 10,700-pound vehicle, which Edmunds couldn't moreover measurement because its scales only spell up to 9,000 lbs.

The EPA's scope estimate for nan Escalade IQ is 460 miles. That's already farther than galore fossil fuel-powered vehicles will spell connected a vessel of gas and more EV scope than you really need. It's not different for real-world driving situations to alteration a spot from nan EPA's estimates, but a quality of astir 100 miles is rather significant.

Out of each nan EVs that Edmunds has tested, nan Escalade IQ is nan only 1 to transcend 550 miles, and 1 of 4 to break nan 500-mile mark. Two of nan others are nan Chevy Silverado EV and nan GMC Sierra EV, some of which stock nan Escalade IQ's Ultium EV level and besides hit their EPA estimates. Like its siblings, nan Escalade IQ wasn't peculiarly efficient, consuming 43 kWh per 100 miles, though somewhat amended than 48.1 kWh successful nan Sierra EV. The only different personnel of Edmunds' 500-mile club, nan Lucid Air, consumed just 28.3 kWh per 100 miles. The immense scope of nan GM trucks comes much from their tremendous batteries than power efficiency.

In Edmunds' hands, each 3 vehicles connected GM's Ultium EV level outperformed EPA estimates by a important margin. Despite nan amended numbers, Edmunds says its trial isn't needfully better, conscionable different. For example, nan EPA tests vehicles successful their default configuration, while Edmunds selects nan astir businesslike thrust mode available. In different words, if a conveyance starts successful Normal mode, but an Eco mode is available, Edmunds will move to Eco mode, while nan EPA will time off it successful Normal mode for testing.

Additionally, nan EPA runs each of its tests connected a dyno, while Edmunds really drives nan cars successful nan existent world. The EPA simulates a operation of 45% metropolis driving and 55% connected nan highway, while Edmunds does 60% successful nan metropolis and 40% connected nan highway, driving from a afloat complaint until there's only astir 10 miles of scope left. EVs are much businesslike successful stop-and-go metropolis driving, which gives them a bully changeable astatine beating nan EPA numbers successful Edmunds' hands.

Still, numbers aren't everything. Although nan Lucid Air takes Edmunds' number 4 spot beneath nan GM entries, it precocious group a Guinness World Record for a 749-mile thrust connected a azygous charge, overmuch farther than immoderate of Edmunds' results. That conscionable goes to show really overmuch scope tin alteration depending connected who is driving an EV and really they thrust it.