The Cadillac Celestiq Drives Much Better Than It Looks
With a bold design and $300,000-plus price tag, Cadillac’s new EV is pulling no punches.
Deliveries of the Cadillac Celestiq EV begin later this year.
Photographer: David Westphal/CadillacNow is not an auspicious time to be hawking a new, expensive electric vehicle.
Inconsistent charging networks and weird politics around some of EV’s biggest boosters have slowed already tepid consumer demand, while state and federal governments have eliminated some of the financial incentives that once softened the blow of the EV price premium. On May 1, the US House voted to repeal a federal waiver allowing California to ban gas-powered vehicles by 2035. President Trump’s tariffs on autos, parts and raw materials have wreaked such havoc among all car companies—including those based in the US—that many of them won’t predict earnings this year.