Cadillac Escalade Goes Green?

From Crave: The gadget blog:

Cadillac gives a nod towards the environmental set with its all-new hybrid Cadillac Escalade, which gets a 50 percent fuel economy improvement over the standard Escalade. The Escalade has been a symbol of conspicuous consumption, so it seems surprising that Cadillac would outfit it with a gas-saving hybrid powertrain. But this hybrid system, developed in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz and BMW, works very well, and won't detract from the Escalade's luxury image. We've driven a GMC Yukon Hybrid using this same system and came away impressed. Starting out, the truck drives like a Prius, under electric power up to 25 or 30mph if you keep the throttle light. When it's needed, the big 6-liter V-8 kicks in. At a stop light, the gas engine turns off, saving gas and emitting no pollutants. The Escalade Hybrid also uses regenerative braking, which charges up its batteries and saves wear and tear on brake linings.

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