April 22, 2015
Patrick Rall

While the new Cadillac CT6 PHEV is vastly different from the Cadillac ELR or the Chevy Volt, a fair deal of the technology from those two GM EVs has been used on the new CT6 PHEV. First, the 18.4kWh lithium ion battery pack from “other GM plug-in vehicles” is mounted between the rear seat and the trunk of the CT6, while the company’s “proven active thermal control system” helps to keep the batteries at an ideal temperature – this prolonging the life of the electric drivetrain.

This big battery from the Volt powers a new two-motor Electric Variable Transmission (EVT) system that drives the rear wheels, making for General Motors’ first rear wheel drive EV application of the

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