--- title: "Cadillac Just Teased the First Images of Its Electric SUV" description: "General Motors (GM) luxury division Cadillac just gave us a first look at its response to the Model X at a car event in Detroit." date: "2019-01-14" modified: "2019-01-14" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/cadillac-teased-images-electric-suv" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cadillac" - "electric car" - "Model X" - "tesla" --- # Cadillac Just Teased the First Images of Its Electric SUV ![General Motors (GM) luxury division Cadillac just gave us a first look at its response to the Model X at a car event in Detroit.]() *\Image: Cadillac\* ## Electric Cadillac Which electric SUV will rule them all? When Tesla released its Model X SUV back in 2015, the world got its first look at a consumer-level, seven-passenger vehicle that relied only on electric power — albeit at a premium price. But just three short years later, the market is looking a lot more competitive. General Motors (GM) just gave us a first look with a luxury division Cadillac SUV that looks like a direct response to the Model X. The automaker debuted the as-yet-unnamed vehicle, which will be the brand's first EV ever, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. ![]() ## A New Platform Cadillac didn't have a physical unit on the showroom floor and didn't announce key details like price or a possible release date. But it did share some info. It shared an image, and said that the SUV will be the first vehicle based on GM's upcoming EV platform called "BEV3." GM is hoping the platform will make it easier to bring future electric vehicles to market since it's "flexible, allowing the company to respond quickly to customer preferences with a relatively short design and development lead time," according to Cadillac's [press release](). ## A Growing Market GM is far from the only player in the electric SUV field. Brands like German stalwart automaker [Audi]() and American EV startup [Rivian]() have announced their own Model X competitors recently. Despite all the hype, the sales of electric SUVs are still dwarfed by sales for their gas-guzzling counterparts — Tesla only sold [13,190]() Model Xs in Q3 of last year, while sales for brands like Toyota and Nissan are in the [hundreds of thousands]() over a whole year. But in all likelihood, the market is only just starting to charge up. READ MORE: [Cadillac drops teaser pics of its first electric vehicle]() \[*Engadget*\] ***More on electric trucks:** [Watch Out Tesla: Rivian's Electric Truck Will Drop in 2020]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()