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Your new Cadillac ELR will come with OnStar RemoteLink too

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Still waiting for those Cadillac ELRs to roll off the production line and onto the forecourt? Well, when they do, turns out they'll be OnStar-enabled and Smart Grid ready. The OnStar EV-specific mobile app lets you control and schedule when you charge your new wagon up. It'll even let you locate renewable energy sources (via an third-party services provided over an API), or set it to only charge during off-peak times -- to soften some of the inevitable sting from the estimated $75k sticker price. OnStar's been part of the Volt experience for some time, but GM's clearly keen to see it come to the bigger vehicle too. It's even throwing in a year of premium service to get you hooked started.

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Cadillac ELR unveiled: A Volt for the luxury set (updated with pictures)

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Cadillac ELR unveiled A Volt for the luxury set updated with pictures

It's taken a good, long while for the Cadillac Converj concept to break cover as a production machine, but at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the car has finally shrugged off its camouflage. You can think of this as the Chevy Volt's better-mannered big-brother if you like, as this machine relies on the same Extended Range Electric Vehicle platform as its predecessor. That is, it has the same basic hybrid structure as the Volt that allows it to run as a pure EV for up to 35 miles before switching over to a more traditional parallel hybrid mode, burning gasoline for a maximum range of over 300 miles. But, that's not to say this is a Volt that's just made a trip to the tailor for a better-fitting suit -- there's a bit more to it than that. Join us after the break for the details.

Gallery: Cadillac ELR eyes-on

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Cadillac to reveal 2014 ELR electric coupe on January 15th

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Cadillac teases 2014 ELR electric coupe reveal on January 15th

Cadillac still doesn't have a proper footprint in the world of electric powertrains. We can at last say when it will, however: the automaker has confirmed that it's unveiling the production, 2014 model year ELR coupe on January 15th at the Detroit Auto Show. Few details have surfaced in the teaser image and release, but a mention of "extended-range electric vehicle technology" supports beliefs that the ELR is still using a variant of the Chevy Volt's powerplant, not unlike the Converj concept from 2009. Clues to the bodywork (and recent spy photos) also suggest it won't be much different on the outside. No matter how much has changed, we'll have a better sense of how green GM's luxury marque can be when we're on the show floor in a month's time.

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